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moth - Eteobalea sexnotella
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moth - Eteobalea sexnotella
Jonathan Dickinson St Pk, Martin County, Florida, USA
March 9, 2017
I have as an unidentified Fascista Moth. Can not find anything with silver protrusions.

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moth - Eteobalea sexnotella moth - Eteobalea sexnotella
Contributed by Gregory Raterman on 20 March, 2017 - 8:48pm
Last updated 4 October, 2020 - 1:57am

Moved
Moved from Stagmatophora.
… Aaron Hunt, 4 October, 2020 - 1:57am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 23 March, 2017 - 9:42pm

Here's a similar image
… john and jane balaban, 22 March, 2017 - 8:32pm

Stagmatophora?
I believe this is something in Stagmatophora (Cosmopterigidae), some spp. of which have raised tufts of scales.
… Terry Harrison, 22 March, 2017 - 10:48am

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