scientific name : Scoliopteryx libatrix
common name : Herald
information : Caterpillars feed on the foilage of willows (Salix) and poplars (Populus). Wingspan 4.7 cm. Forewing in strongly falcate, scalloped, gray to pale brown with a red-orange median band and white postmedian line. This noctuid is widely distributed in western North America. Moths fly throughout the year, hibernating in winter.

previous | next | close window