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Photo#39698
Vagabond Crambus Moth
Copyright © 2005 Bruce Marlin

Vagabond Crambus Moth
Churchill Woods Forest Preserve, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
September 16, 2005
Size: 10mm
Very distinctive palps, this moth was posing with its butt in the air, so to speak. There were lots of them on the grass of a large mown lawn.
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Vagabond Crambus Moth Moth for ID
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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 26 December, 2005 - 10:01am
Last updated 27 January, 2006 - 5:12pm

Moved
to Crambinae page
… Tony-2, 27 January, 2006 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

Also
looks like Beatriz'
… Bruce Marlin, 30 December, 2005 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

5403 - Vagabond Crambus Moth - Agriphila vulgivagella
.... with the need to hedge a bit and say "very good match amongst limited number of species from family Crambidae." I'll include it in next batch for review by Brian Scholtens. Could use taller, square photo, if available.

And I just noticed (an hour after posting the above) that it also looks much like the 5397 - Agriphila plumbifimbriella that Brian just identified for Lynette Schimming.

By the way, the antennae are pointing rearward and laid on the back. The cool-looking mop out front is the palps, part of the complicated mouth apparatus. I think they can actually be used to mop up and ingest liquids.
… Bob Patterson, 26 December, 2005 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

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