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Stone-winged Owlet

Chytolita petrealis

Photo by Ingrid3
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Common in multispecies and moss front yard "lawn". I call these guys DELTA MOTHS as they look like fighter jets and rest with wings in this conspicuous folded back posture. They rest wing up on near bare forest floor cover, confident they will not be spotted? They flutter short distances to escape nature photographers.

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PublishedOctober 17, 2015

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