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375 Platyptilia carduidactyla - Artichoke Plume Moth 6109 - Platyptilia carduidactyla

375 Platyptilia carduidactyla - Artichoke Plume Moth 6109 - Platyptilia carduidactyla
Bay Center 98527 Willapa, Pacific County, Washington, USA
August 16, 2003
Size: wingspan ~25mm
Specimen Number 375
Locality: Coastal SW Washington State at the edge of Willapa Bay
Scale: Graph squares ¼ in² or 6.35 mm per side
geo:lat=46.624389 geo:lon=-123.949728
Note: Abdomen with indistinct chevron pattern with usually two or so darker narrow chevrons over lighter background. Wings with uniform light background with obvious large dark brown triangular marking near the distal portion. A light whitish often incomplete border follows along the distal margin of the triangle and it in turn followed by a lighter brown to rusty band and another lighter often incomplete lighter stripe parallel to and nearly at the tip boarder. Wing span close to or exceeding 25mm. More specimens of Plum moths at:

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