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Crambid snout moth

Fissicrambus profanellus

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

approx. 1/2 inch long

Habitat:

spotted on saw palmetto beside the Indian River

Reference Links:

Moth Photographers Group – Fissicrambus profanellus – 5431

Species ID Suggestions

Crambid Snout Moth

Fissicrambus profanellus
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (3)
Jacob Gorneau
Glad to help, thank you for the confirmation! :-)
auntnance123
Thanks, J, for another solid ID. I checked the species on several sites and Fissicrambus profanellus is correct.
Jacob Gorneau
Beautiful! I came to the conclusion of Fissicrambus profanellus, as this seemed to be the only species with the dot below the white line. Here is my reference link: http://bugguide.net/node/view/476286/bgpage

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