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Moth - Acentria ephemerella

Moth - Acentria ephemerella
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
July 3, 2016
I normally wouldn't post a photo of such a worn and (from what scales remain) plainly colored moth, but the habitat made this an interesting find. I found a few dozen of these moths fluttering about on the water and debris at the margin of Sachem Pond at night. I noticed one being eaten by an Omophron tesselatum and another being eaten by a Brachinus. Looks Pyraloid to me, and wing venation seems to match as well. I've pinned this one.

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Thanks!
Given the habitat I should've guessed it was an Acentropine. What a weird moth.

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