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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Crambine Snout Moths (Crambinae) » Grass-Veneers (Crambini) » Parapediasia » Bluegrass Webworm Moth - Hodges#5451 (Parapediasia teterrellus)
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Parapediasia teterrella -Bluegrass Webworm Moth -Hodges #5451 Maybe? - Parapediasia teterrellus
Copyright © 2008 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Parapediasia teterrella -Bluegrass Webworm Moth -Hodges #5451 Maybe? - Parapediasia teterrellus
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
August 2, 2007
Here it is ducking down because I approached too quickly!

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Bluegrass Webworm Moth -Hodges#5451 Maybe? - Parapediasia teterrellus Parapediasia teterrella -Bluegrass Webworm Moth -Hodges #5451 Maybe? - Parapediasia teterrellus Parapediasia teterrella -Bluegrass Webworm Moth -Hodges #5451 Maybe? - Parapediasia teterrellus
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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 26 August, 2008 - 6:17am
Last updated 1 August, 2012 - 10:55pm

Moved
Moved from Crambini.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 1 August, 2012 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 17 October, 2009 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

Is it just me, or do the eyes appear a bit larger than...
Is it just me, or do the eyes appear a bit larger than most similarly built moths?
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 1 September, 2008 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

Odd little guy.
I remember something like this when a kid in Ohio. If you touched them, your fingers got dusty. (Bad boy, Ronnie!)

First shot is way cool, Mac.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 August, 2008 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ron-
It looked just like it was crouching to protect its head, but a better guess might be that it launches itself into the air with its legs for a quicker take off. Considering the tightly folded nature of the wings, probably a good thing.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 26 August, 2008 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

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