The recent cold snap has really slowed things down at the moth light - but this hardy geometer made a showing.
According to James Adams (who has his own moth site) this is a Metarranthis species with no name. Yep, that's right - can't call it anything. We know it's out there - all over the place - but it has yet to be honored with a description. Until then, it's Metarranthis species.
If the moth itself cared about such things, it gave no indication.
April 24, 2002