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Musotima nitidalis

Musotima nitidalis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A small an delicate moth with strong patterns of orange, black, brown, cream, tan. About 14mm wingspan.

Habitat:

Attracted to night nights at a local school.

Notes:

Very cold conditions, easterly wind 12knots, humidity 85% soccasional spitting rain. Fragile appearance - wings kept flipping in the breeze. Larvae eat Maidenhair fern and bracken. Crambidae.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=102542

Reference Links:

Musotima nitidalis - Overview, Musotima nitidalis, Musotima nitidalis

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PublishedNovember 12, 2013

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