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Photo#249381
Metalmark Moth - Tebenna

Metalmark Moth - Tebenna
Rutherford Family Conservatory University of Guelph, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Size: 4 mm
Not sure what genus, or whether it's an outsider that has found a winter home in the greenhouse. I counted at least sixteen other insect species in the conservatory - some native, some not.

Moved
Moved from Metalmark Moths.

Reminds us of something in Tebenna
such as

 
Yes, that was
my initial suspicion as well. I suppose it could even be the same species as the one in the photo, but I'm not good with moth IDs.

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