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Mating moths - Plodia interpunctella
Copyright © 2014 Tam Stuart

Mating moths - Plodia interpunctella
Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
October 17, 2014
Size: 8-9 mm overall
They were mating on the front passenger seat-back in my car when I noticed them. I stopped and popped them into a pill bottle. It's now nine and a half hours later hours later, and they're still at it.

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Contributed by Tam Stuart on 17 October, 2014 - 10:40pm
Last updated 7 December, 2015 - 12:01am

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Re: Mating Moths
They look to me like Indian Meal Moth - Hodges#6019 (Plodia interpunctella).
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