Plume Moth
Stenoptilodes sp.
33.135, -117.034
Field Notes
Description:
Moth with very slender wings that are "held at right-angles to body when at rest, giving a T-shaped profile as viewed from above; forewing outer margin deeply notched; hindwing has three deep lobes, often fringed, held concealed beneath forewing when at rest; legs long, slender (hind tibia two to three times longer than femur), sometimes with projecting spines at joints; abdominal terga 2 and 3 generally elongated.
Habitat:
Under porch light at night in the backyard.
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