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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Plume Moths (Pterophoroidea) » Plume Moths (Pterophoridae) » Five-lobed Plume Moths (Pterophorinae) » Oidaematophorini » Emmelina » Morning-glory Plume Moth - Hodges#6234 (Emmelina monodactyla)
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interesting moth - Emmelina monodactyla
Copyright © 2006 John Lowe

interesting moth - Emmelina monodactyla
Powers, Coos County, Oregon, USA
September 21, 2006
Size: 1 inch
Found this morning outside office door. Never seen a moth like this..if it is a moth.
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Contributed by John Lowe on 21 September, 2006 - 9:58am
Last updated 11 May, 2009 - 9:03pm

Moved
Moved from Plume Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 11 May, 2009 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

6234 - Emmelina monodactyla
Identified by Debbie Matthews
… Bob Patterson, 22 October, 2006 - 10:17am login or register to post comments

Artichoke Plume Moth
Possible this is an artichoke plume moth? I also have pictures of one exactly like this and a picture of a much smaller one that is rather more colorful, but its face makes it look like it has had a very rough night out on the town.
… Stanley Lessig, 21 September, 2006 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

I've seen these around, too.
Always wondered how they actually fly...
… Ashley Bradford, 21 September, 2006 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

I guess it isn't a moth since
I guess it isn't a moth since it only has 4 legs (visible at least). Thought about right after submitting.
… John Lowe, 21 September, 2006 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

 
Actually, it's a moth. :-)
Your first guess was right - this is a Pterophorid moth, also known as the Plume Moth. I took a photo of a similar-looking Plume Moth the other day, but as you can see, I don't know what species it is either. Gonna do some research and see if I can ID it to Genus.
… Stephen Luk, 21 September, 2006 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

 
plume moth
check guide
… Andrew Meeds, 21 September, 2006 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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