October 8, 2026
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩!
𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦, 𝐼 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
September 25, 2017
Monday Morning Mystery 092517
Alice Leurck writes:
I found this moth on my porch in mid-September. I thought I would just look it up to see what it is.
Well, that did not work very well. Maybe your readers can help.
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FROM WADE WANDER:
This is the Bronzed Cutworm Moth which can be quite variable in appearance. It is common in late summer and fall. -
That’s the Shaded Umber Moth, Nephelodes minians.
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FROM WADE WANDER:
This is the Bronzed Cutworm Moth which can be quite variable in appearance. It is common in late summer and fall.
Patrick Carney
That’s the Shaded Umber Moth, Nephelodes minians.