Observation date: July 26, 2018
Submitted by: Becky Byrum
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The moth was hanging on to this curled leaf of anise hyssop, not moving when I tried to move the stem to get a shot of its dorsal side. Then a fairly heavy rain came and the moth was still there - not changing positions. I'm not sure if it was still alive or not.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 27, 2018
Coordinator notes: This is a species in the genus Xanthotype. According to Rindge 1978, the adults of all species included in this genus are, for practical purposes, externally indistinguishable from one another, as they are almost identical in color, maculation, and size. It therefore follows that these species cannot be reliably separated from photographs.