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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Pyraustinae » Pyraustini » Sericoplaga » Sericoplaga externalis - Hodges#4991 (Sericoplaga externalis)
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Unknown Moth - Sericoplaga externalis
Copyright © 2010 jahoover

Unknown Moth - Sericoplaga externalis
Jefferson Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 8, 2006
Any ID suggestions of this Zanclognatha spp are most appreciated.
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Contributed by jahoover on 9 January, 2010 - 6:15pm
Last updated 10 January, 2010 - 10:27pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 January, 2010 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

Probably a Worn 4991 - Sericoplaga externalis
You can be pretty sure that when moths of this shape have the antennae laid back along the top of the abdomen like this, that you have a Pyraloid moth (Crambidae-Pyralidae). This one is fairly well worn and has lost the typical curvy shape at the forewing outer margins. (no rsvp, thanks)
… Bob Patterson, 9 January, 2010 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

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