Subject: Moth ?
Geographic location of the bug: Fremont , Michigan
Date: 06/19/2020
Time: 04:07 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: I found this beauty on our siding. Wondering what it is.
How you want your letter signed: Pam
Dear Pam,
Your pretty little Crambid Moth, Anania hortulata, is commonly called a Small Magpie, Anania hortulata (formerly Eurrhypara hortulata), and we confirmed its identity on BugGuide. According to BugGuide it is an introduced Eurasian species and: “Larvae feed mainly on nettle (Urtica spp.), but mint (Mentha spp.) and bindweed (Convolvulus spp.) are also used.”