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Operophtera ?

Photo by injica
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Description:

You can see that ants are eating it!

Species ID Suggestions

Angle Shades

Phlogophora meticulosa

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
injica
yes that was my 1st guess, it looked to me like this too, but the wings are really unusually small or undeveloped
Jacob Gorneau
Please confirm the ID! To me, this looks like Phlogophora meticulosa which has recently eclosed or has had a problem pumping fluid into its veins post-eclosion.

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PublishedApril 25, 2013

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