first chickweed geometer (Haematopis grataria) of the year.
chickweed geometers are found all across the east united states, and right about now (april-may) is when they start coming about. they are known for their yellow color with fuschia pink details like the stripes across their wings and the dot on each forewing. males have fuzzy antennae like the one above. chickweed geometers may not be as fancy as the rosy maple moth but they're far more common to catch a glimpse of and beautiful nonetheless. you can see them both at night or even occasionally fluttering about in the day. their larvae are the popular inchworm many of us have heard of or seen. chickweed geometers also, like other geometer moths, have a unique fantastic wing shape unlike any other moths.
these geometers mean a lot to me because it was the species I did my biology entomology unit paper on, a topic of biology I have since found myself an extreme fan of and given the chance I would totally work towards an entomology degree if I could. im still not sure if environmental biology or general bio is something I can and will actively study in the future since i have music and psych on my plate but it's very dear to my heart.
