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Moth - Greya punctiferella
Copyright © 2007 Matt Goff

Moth - Greya punctiferella
Sitka County, Alaska, USA
June 27, 2007
This moth was fairly small, though I have seen smaller. My recollection is that it was probably less than 2cm long. I found it during the day, after I took a few photos, it ended up flying off somewhere. One thing that looks a little strange to me are the long hairs (?) that seem to be coming out of the back legs.
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Contributed by Matt Goff on 2 July, 2007 - 2:02am
Last updated 15 January, 2013 - 6:38pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Chris Grinter, 15 January, 2013 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Moving back to Moths
This looks like it might belong in Greya as it seems pretty similar to this one: http://bugguide.net/node/view/643677 There is one species currently known from the region - G. punctiferella
… Matt Goff, 10 December, 2012 - 1:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Clothes Moths.
… Matt Goff, 10 December, 2012 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Mike Boone, 13 January, 2008 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

Tineidae
Looks like a moth from the family Tineidae.
… Jan Metlevski , 2 July, 2007 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

Tibial Spurs Project from the Legs
... these vary in number, size and shape in different species groups. They probably have several purposes including serving as defensive armament and as an aid in climbing/grasping. They are sometimes useful as taxonomic characters. Sorry I can't help with the ID of this moth.
… Bob Patterson, 2 July, 2007 - 7:24am login or register to post comments

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