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Metalectra? - Metalectra
Copyright © 2015 Peter Homann

Metalectra? - Metalectra
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
September 6, 2015
Size: Wingspan ~20mm
At outdoor light. Looks like a Fungus Moth Metalectra to me, but I cannot ascertain a match with any of them (the brown hue on the left side is due to the incandescent lamp near the moth).
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Contributed by Peter Homann on 7 September, 2015 - 9:54pm
Last updated 16 September, 2015 - 3:37pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Peter Homann, 16 September, 2015 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

I'm thinking ...
It's a dark Common Fungus Moth (8499), because of the jagged PM, the blackish reniforms on FW and HW and the whitish basal line.
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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 7 September, 2015 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, possibly -
Thanks, Robert, for your suggestion. I agree, but these Fungus Moth types are so variable. In fact, I am still looking at M. tantilla as a possibility - the brown of the wing on the left detracts from the dark appearance of the other wing which is how I really remember the entire moth (I wanted to catch it for a better photo but it flew off before I had a chance).
… Peter Homann, 8 September, 2015 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

 
As always ...
Who knows if this one is correctly ID'd :)

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 8 September, 2015 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
Probably ok.
But what do I know. At least it has the "dark blackish band" across the median area that mine doesn't have, certainly not as distinctive. I still think my moth is a Metalectra tantillus but wished I had a more convincing photo.
… Peter Homann, 8 September, 2015 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

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