Ottawa (Dunrobin), ON Canada

11 September 2005   8:19PM EST  (top left)
10 September 2005   8:22PM EST  (top right)
7 September 2005   8:32PM EST  (center)
3 September 2005   12:06AM EST  (bottom left)
5 September 2005   11:16PM EST  (bottom right)

Metaxaglaea inulta has a warm reddish brown forewing with a smooth, sleek appearance.  The antemedial and postmedial lines are dark brown, clearly marked and smoothly curved.  A dark brown basal line is also usually evident.  The orbicular and reniform spots are large, outlined in dark wine-red, filled with the ground color.  These spots sometimes touch or even merge into a single large angled outline.  The subterminal line is also dark wine-red, as is the terminal line.  The hindwing is dark brown, with pale pinkish brown fringe.  The thorax is reddish brown, and can appear quite orange when it catches the light.  The dorsal surface of the abdomen usually appears quite dark, with orange-brown around the end in the right lighting; the underside of the abdomen is paler.  The antennae are white near the base.  Covell (1984) indicates a wingspan from 4.0 to 4.8 cm for this species.

According to Handfield (1999), the host plant for Metaxaglaea inulta is viburnum, particularly nannyberry (Viburnum lentago), which is plentiful at my location. He indicates an adult flight season for my general area from late August into the beginning of October.

My records to date for Metaxaglaea inulta (each date representing "the night of") are in the table below: