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Gray Moth - Stamnodes
Copyright © 2009 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Gray Moth - Stamnodes
Santiago Oaks Regional Park, Orange County, California, USA
February 1, 2009
Size: ~Marine Blue
Found in the restroom shortly after dawn. Note the wings folded above the back. It never spread its wings that I saw. I think this is a moth, though it did look a little like a butterfly. The antennae aren't obvious.
Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 1 February, 2009 - 4:51pm
Last updated 4 January, 2018 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… Bob Biagi, 4 January, 2018 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 January, 2010 - 3:13pm

Winter moth?
Likely a winter moth in the genus Opheroptera. Females are wingless.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 February, 2009 - 7:38pm

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