The greenish one...

I've had a good run of new moths for the back yard of late, mostly micros but this lovely looper was a most welcome addition. It is Syngrapha viridisigma and I've only caught one before, only one day apart from this one four years ago in Southampton. Obviously this is a very local and scarce species in Ontario. The larvae feed mostly on pines.

It is rather plain and ashy-gray in general but has delicate darker lines and a glowing metallic lime-green stigma on the forewing.

I have been quite active of late on the moth front, but also very busy - hence the lack of posts. Will try to show you some of the recent highlights over the next few days...