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Plume Moth

Platyptilia celidotus

Photo by GinaRoitman
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Field Notes

Description:

The wings of plume moths are lobed and fringed with long setae. The forewings are bilobed, the lobes starting 2/3 from the wing base. The hindwings have three lobes. These moths hold their wings out horizontally forming a sort of T shape or obliquely. The moths move the wings up and down erratically. Plume moths have slender bodies and legs. They are white or brownish with a wingspan from 15 to 25 mm. The members of this genus are very closely related, and it is often difficult to determine which species is involved by adult specimens.

Habitat:

Seems they're continent wide but I had never seen one before

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PublishedJuly 29, 2013

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