The hindwings are light yellowish orange and unmarked.
(meta data) TITLE:  Species Sthenopis pretiosus - Gold-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#0022 - BugGuide.Net  Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada Clickable Guide Upcoming Events Information, insects and people from the 2019 BugGuide Gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27 Discussion, insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29 Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12 Photos of insects and people from the 2014 gathering in Virginia, June 4-7. Photos of insects and people from the 2013 gathering in Arizona, July 25-28 Photos of insects and people from the 2012 gathering in Alabama Photos of insects and people from the 2011 gathering in Iowa Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ghost Moths (Hepialoidea) » Ghost Moths (Hepialidae) » Sthenopis » Gold-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#0022 (Sthenopis pretiosus) # Species Sthenopis pretiosus - Gold-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#0022 Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Print References · Internet References Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both Classification Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Hepialoidea (Ghost Moths) Family Hepialidae (Ghost Moths) Genus Sthenopis Species pretiosus (Gold-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#0022) Hodges Number 0022 Synonyms and other taxonomic changes Previously Sthenopis auratus (Grote, 1878), synonymized with S. pretiosus (Herrich-Schaffer, [1856]) in C. Mielke & Grehan (2015). Size wingspan 60-70 mm Identification forewing yellowish-brown with 3 small gold spots in subterminal area, a larger single spot in the medial area, and 3 more small gold spots forming an antemedial (AM) line near the base; PM line represented by an indistinct whitish, pinkish, or silvery band overlaid with small angular patches; top of head and thorax dark gray to blackish hindwing light yellowish-orange and unmarked Range northeastern United States and southeastern Canada See Also other Sthenopis species are larger and lack the distinctive pattern of gold spots on the forewing Print References Mielke CG, Grehan JR (2015) Description of a new species of Phassus Walker, 1856 from Costa Rica, Pallas, gen. n., with a new species from Guatemala, and taxonomic notes on Sthenopis Packard, [1865] (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae). Thee European Entomologist 7(4): 113–134. Internet References live adult image (Al Sinclair, Ontario) pinned adult images of male and female [by James Adams] and live mating pair [by Dave Wagner] (Dalton State College, Georgia) pinned adult image (Canadian Forest Service) pinned adult image (Barbara Strnadova, New York) Contributed by Robin McLeod on 16 October, 2005 - 7:32pmAdditional contributions by Tony-2, anitagould, Ron M., Ryan St Laurent, Kyhl AustinLast updated 26 December, 2016 - 4:25pm
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Sthenopis pretiosus
Description.
The wingspan is 60–70 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown with several gold spots and an indistinct whitish, pinkish, or silvery band overlaid with small angular patches.