rose hooktip, ARCHED HOOKTIP, TUFTED thyatirine, and Dogwood Thyatirid
This is an Arched Hooktip moth. This species is much more common in eastern Ohio than in the southwestern part of the state.
Another Tufted Thyatirine moth, with its wings spread. Note the peach-colored shading on the inner corners of the bottom edge of the wings.
This is a Rose Hooktip moth. I have found a few individuals at my lights from June through September.
Rose Hooktip moths can be attracted with UV lights, and I also found one while hiking at Cedar Bog. These moths are convincing dead leaf mimics. They can safely perch atop leaves in plain sight without being noticed by birds.
This is a Dogwood Thyatirid moth. This is not the greatest photo, because this moth was found deceased along a trail. I found it at Twin Creek MetroPark on April 13, 2024, at (appropriately) Dogwood Pond. This is my only local sighting of the species. These moths are more common in eastern Ohio.
Another Dogwood Thyatirid moth, found at Hocking Hills on April 16, 2016.
Another Arched Hooktip moth. I have found a couple of individuals at my lights. My observations are from April, May, and June, and also September.
This is a Tufted Thyatirine moth. I have found a couple of individuals at my lights in June, July, and August, but they are not common at my home lights.
Arched Hooktip caterpillars feed on alders.