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Golden Plusia

Trichoplusia orichalcea

Photo by Ietermagog
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Field Notes

Description:

Gold leaf moth about 20 mm long. Thin longish antennae.
Can this be the same Golden Plusia/Gold Wing spotted by Johan Heyns and
C Sydes?

Habitat:

Found inside a house

Notes:

Found some gold inside my house!

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Trichoplusia orichalcea

Species ID Suggestions

Slender Burnished Brass

Diachrysia orichalcea
DavidBoott
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Golden Plusia

Trichoplusia orichalcea
Johan Heyns
2

Comments (5)
Ietermagog
Thank you David for the suggestion of Diachrysia orichalcea. I thought it seems closer to the other ID of Trichoplusia orichalcea
Ietermagog
Thank you for the compliment Smith'sZoo!
Johan Heyns
Ietermagog, it is indeed the same moth that myself and C Cydes have spotted.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Moths of the World

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PublishedMarch 12, 2013

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