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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Many-plume Moths (Alucitoidea) » Many-plume Moths (Alucitidae) » Alucita » Montana Six-plume Moth - Hodges#2313 (Alucita montana)
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Montana Six-plume Moth - Alucita montana
Copyright © 2012 Jim Moore

Montana Six-plume Moth - Alucita montana
Lassen County, California, USA
September 5, 2011
Size: Forewing length 6.5mm
An interesting little moth! Puts CA on the data map.

Creeping Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis), a host plant for this species, is common in the nearby woods.
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Contributed by Jim Moore on 14 April, 2012 - 12:15am

What do they look like in flight?
Just curious, do they look like a normal moth or...?
… Sean McVey, 22 June, 2012 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

 
What do they look like in flight?
They look like a normal looking "little" moth in flight, both around the porch light, and in the plastic photo chamber - where this photo was taken. This one was quite active within the cold of the fridge, where I put my bugs to calm them down. It took me over two weeks of trying with the camera before it settled down long enough for me to snap this photo.
… Jim Moore, 22 June, 2012 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

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