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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Many-plume Moths (Alucitoidea) » Many-plume Moths (Alucitidae) » Alucita » Montana Six-plume Moth - Hodges#2313 (Alucita montana)
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Many Plume Moth - Alucita montana
Copyright © 2016 Dick Palmer

Many Plume Moth - Alucita montana
Fall City, just NW of Tokul Creek, King County, Washington, USA
June 24, 2015
While cleaning out old images from my camera's SD card, I found I had taken some photos of a moth. The moth looked very ordinary until I blew up the image and found these wonderful feather-like structures in the wings. A little research has convinced me I had photographed a Montana Six-plume Moth - Alucita montana. Unfortunately, I had failed to get a measurement.

What I don't understand is why it's called Six-plume. Each wing clearly has 11 quills.

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Many Plume Moth - Alucita montana Many Plume Moth - Alucita montana
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Contributed by Dick Palmer on 3 April, 2016 - 2:57pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Marcia Morris, 3 April, 2016 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

genus Alucita
so named Six-Plume Moths because all wings are divided into 6 feathery branches. One of the branches of each hindwing is hidden.
… Marcia Morris, 3 April, 2016 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

"Six plume"
It looks like each forewing has six plumes, and the hindwings each have five (that can be seen in this photo, anyway).
… Charley Eiseman, 3 April, 2016 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

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