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Celery Leaftier Moth

Udea rubigalis

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

The greenhouse leaftier moth has prominent, black compound eyes. The body and wings are clay brown. The wings are bordered by small black dots and have irregular black lines running across them. The hind wings are boarder than the forewings. The legs are whitish and the antennae are 3/4 the length of the forewings. The wingspan is 18 to 19 mm.

Habitat:

Blackeyed Susan growing along Lake Lewisville shoreline.

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Udea rubigalis

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