In the landscape.
Plants & places
Forests and wooded gardens; the filename places the observation in Henderson County.
A sensible first response
Keep native tree diversity and reduce unnecessary night lighting near woodland edges. Observe the resting insect without touching its wings.
When to look
Observed August 22. This is a warm-season adult record, not a complete local flight calendar.
Identification
IMG_0078 clearly shows two small white discal dots on each tawny forewing, narrow brown crosslines, a fuzzy orange head and thorax, and the characteristic steep resting wings.
Lookalikes & limits
Other brown prominents can look similar at a distance. Here the white dots and crosslines are visible. No sex or subspecies is assigned.
In the garden
A woodland moth whose caterpillars feed on deciduous foliage; one participant in the garden’s larger food web.