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Unknown Moth - male

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A pearly moth with a wing span of about 20 mm. Fore wings showed faint narrow wavy grey bands. Each fore wing also showed two tiny dark spots, one near the wing base and the other near the mid region near the costa. The costa showed a slight flare with a dip near the base. ? slightly hooked wing tip.
Antennae were feathery ( pic 4)

Habitat:

Spotted in a nature reserve.

Notes:

Still looking for an ID. it could be one that I've already spotted but can't find a match.

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