Eight-barred Lygropia

Description:

"Adult: forewing white to pale yellow with four brownish-orange bars along costa; bars connect via fine wavy lines to small markings along inner margin; upper half of fringe dark-scaled, lower half pale-scaled; hindwing white; legs white with thick brown bands; top of head and body white, with orange markings on thorax and abdomen"

Habitat:

Under porch light in the backyard. This species is found from southern California to Texas, down into Mexico.

Notes:

"octonalis: the "octo" probably refers to the 8 short bars on the forewings, and is the origin of the suggested common name Eight-barred Lygropia"