mysterious screen door moth - Harrisimemna trisignata

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mysterious screen door moth - Harrisimemna trisignata

Cedar Rapids/Ellis Park Area, Linn County, Iowa, USA
June 30, 2007
Size: nickel sized

I found this peculiar moth on my screen door yesterday morning. Around the size of a nickel, white with brown fuzzy spots. It's colors and pattern reminded me of a type of fungus that grows on old and dead trees in the forest. I would love it if someone could help me identify what this is exactly.

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mysterious screen door moth - Harrisimemna trisignata

Contributed by kataimiko on 1 July, 2007 - 2:53am
Last updated 1 July, 2007 - 4:42pm

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