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Small orangish moth - Mellilla xanthometata - male
Copyright © 2011 john and jane balaban

Small orangish moth - Mellilla xanthometata - Male
Skunk River, Soper's Mill, Story County, Iowa, USA
July 29, 2011
Lots of these small moths were fluttering in the roadside vegetation. gathering_2011
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 5 August, 2011 - 2:48pm
Last updated 12 September, 2019 - 7:15pm

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Moved from ID Request. Thanks, moved.
… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2011 - 10:09pm

Hi John and Jane,
We think your small orangish moths are Orange Wings (Mellilla xanthometata).

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 5 August, 2011 - 8:52pm

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