Latin Name:  Xanthotype sospeta  (Drury, 1773)
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Wingspan:  35 to 48 mm

Range: Alberta

Habitat:  Deciduous and mixed wood forests

Time of year seen: June to July

Caterpillar's Diet: Willow, Viburnum, Strawberry, Elm & Dogwood

Other:  This common large pale yellow moth is found across Canada.  The caterpillars are generalists, known to feed on various plants within 15 different families.  In the west there is one generation per year, with the mature larva pupating over winter and emerging the next year. (Powel & Opler, 2009)

Links:  Moth Photographers Group
             Bugguide
             E.H Strickland Entomological Museum