Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass Moth

Description:

This moth is a "hibernator" so is often one the first macro moths to be seen in spring. It has ochre and gray-brown forewing with complex pattern of looped lines, long black basal dash, black orbicular spot, and curved reniform spot.

Habitat:

Common and widely distributed throughout much of North America in moist forest and riparian habitats.

Notes:

This was my first backyard macro moth of 2013...