Orange-collared scape moth

Description:

Adult: FW dark brown or black; collar orange, occasionally yellow; thorax black; abdomen black, sometimes with blue iridescence; antennae pectinate. HW black with large translucent patch in discal area; translucent patch may appear pale grayish, bluish or white, depending on lighting. Often confused with Virginia Ctenucha and Grapeleaf Skeletonizer [see distinguishing features of those species in See Also section below] Larva: hairy, whitish or pale yellow, with tufts of long hair springing from oval or round spots along body; hairs near head longer, usually blackish and projecting forward beyond front of head; head yellow to brownish-orange with black spots on face; dark dorsal and dorsolateral lines along body (may be obscured by hair)

Habitat:

Spotted nectaring on wildflowers in meadow next to a forest.