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Bird-dropping moth - Acontia coquillettii
Copyright © 2017 Ken Schneider

Bird-dropping moth - Acontia coquillettii
Maxwell, Colusa County, California, USA
July 7, 2017
Size: ca 10 mm
Attracted to lights at night. Overexposed, but only photo I could get - possibly frass.
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 7 July, 2017 - 7:21pm
Last updated 11 March, 2018 - 9:44pm

Moved
Moved from Acontia.

Det. H McGuinness - see iNat link here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6966513
… Ken Schneider, 11 March, 2018 - 9:44pm

Moved
Moved from Bird Dropping Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 3 August, 2017 - 8:23pm

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