Moth Walking on Snow - Frenesia missa

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Caddisflies (Trichoptera) » Integripalpia » Plenitentoria » Limnephiloidea » Northern Caddisflies (Limnephilidae) » Limnephilinae » Chilostigmini » Frenesia » Frenesia missa

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Copyright © 2006 Gord Harrison

Moth Walking on Snow - Frenesia missa

Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
December 18, 2006
Size: 1.5 cm

I found this delicate little moth walking on the snow in the deep woods of central Ontario. Does anyone know its name?

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Contributed by Gord Harrison on 23 December, 2006 - 9:51am
Last updated 23 July, 2008 - 12:56pm

Moved

Moved from Caddisflies.

… John R. Maxwell, 23 July, 2008 - 12:56pm

Winter caddis

It's hard to tell from the lack of resolution, but given the tiny head, the wing profile, the overall length and that fact that few caddisflies can survive through the winter, this is Frenesia missa, family Limnephilidae

… Bugei, 21 June, 2007 - 11:43am

Moth walking on snow.

Thanks for the specifics.

… Gord Harrison, 21 June, 2007 - 9:14pm

The shape

The shape looks a lot more like a Caddisflie to me.

… Jonathan Burishkin, 23 December, 2006 - 10:09am

Moth on Snow

Thanks, for identifying this, Jonathan.

… Gord Harrison, 23 December, 2006 - 10:36am

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