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small moth with tufted wings - Ypsolopha dentella

small moth with tufted wings - Ypsolopha dentella
Brossard, Quebec, Canada
August 6, 2011
Viewed from the side, a small (roughly half cm) moth, chestnut brown wings with a white central stripe (when folded), strange 45 degree posture with the wings held above the leaf on which it rest. There is also a noticeable "tufted" twist to the wings at the rear. I guess that it is a Crambid moth, but could not find a match. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

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the Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella)?


 
Thanks for the quick reply- i
Thanks for the quick reply- it was sitting about 3 feet from a honeysuckle bush so that is almost certainly right.

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