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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Noctuini » Noctuina » Xestia » Xestia infimatis - Hodges#10972 (Xestia infimatis)
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Moths in the attic! - Xestia infimatis
Copyright © 2008 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Moths in the attic! - Xestia infimatis
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
October 5, 2008
Probably some kind of Owlet Moth. There seem to be a couple types of owlet moths that like to squeeze between the boards of the ceiling so that they can hide out in the attic. Sort of a clever trick! I think I've seen a few different kinds, but maybe they just appear different but are just individual variations. The legs always look like this, with the spots.
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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 11 October, 2008 - 8:17pm
Last updated 30 October, 2008 - 8:12pm

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… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 30 October, 2008 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

10972 - Xestia infimatis
ID confirmed for me by Tom Dimock at MPG.
… Bob Patterson, 29 October, 2008 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, so much, Bob!
This is one of my favorite moth photos, but I really was grasping at straws trying to figure it out!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 30 October, 2008 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Feltia subterranea?
It lacks the very dark color towards the middle, but otherwise reminds me of Feltia subterranea.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 25 October, 2008 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

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