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Menesta melanella

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Field Notes

Description:

Very small triangular-shaped black moth with a white triangular spot on each wing.

Habitat:

Rural yard in forest clearing with wet meadow along the drive up to the hpuse.

Notes:

Came to moth sheet and lights. New state record for Virginia.

Reference Links:

Species Menesta melanella - Hodges#1031 - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedJuly 22, 2018

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