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Plume Moth

Hellinsia homodactylus

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Field Notes

Description:

Sorry for the blurriness! iPods don't take such great pictures when its dark. :/ anyway it's thin, has thin legs, long wings and a thin body. All of it is white. Its eyes are brown? They're small.

Habitat:

Dunno. It was on my door. I live in the valley in California.

Species ID Suggestions

Plume Moth

Hellinsia homodactylus

Comments (5)

Was it all white and no other colors around it? I think i know the specific genus for it
I agree with Cindy, this is a plume moth!
They're located all over! We have 147 species in 26 genera in North America (bugguide.net)
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PublishedNovember 16, 2011

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