Spikes, fringes and golden feathers

It looks like moth season is here at last. A bit late, but so is our summer. (The blogger at Don't Bug Me calls this month Juneuary.)

I found two little brown/gold moths resting on the wall just outside the door.

I think it's a geometrid moth, the adult of an inchworm. I could easily be wrong.

Underside of the wings. The fringes look basted on, almost as an afterthought. Look at this full size to see the individual feathers.

I like those wild, spiky legs, reminding me of elk or deer antlers.

I looked at some 3000 geometric moth photos in BugGuide, but didn't find a match. I'll have to resize these photos and send them in for ID.

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