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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Scavenger Moths (Blastobasidae) » Scavenger Moths (Blastobasinae) » Blastobasini » Blastobasis » Blastobasis maroccanella - Hodges#1162.1 (Blastobasis maroccanella)
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Plain moth - Blastobasis maroccanella
Copyright © 2010 R. Berg

Plain moth - Blastobasis maroccanella
Alameda County, California, USA
February 25, 2010
Size: ~0.3 in., 8 mm
A humble little moth sitting on a buddleia leaf at night. Not perturbed by camera flash or approaching fingers.
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Contributed by R. Berg on 26 February, 2010 - 1:41am
Last updated 4 October, 2020 - 3:05am

Moved
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… Aaron Hunt, 4 October, 2020 - 3:05am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scavenger Moths.
… Aaron Hunt, 4 October, 2020 - 2:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Twirler Moths and kin.
… Aaron Hunt, 26 April, 2020 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Steve Nanz, 26 October, 2013 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

Gelechioidea?
Any side shots?
… Steve Nanz, 26 May, 2013 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

 
No, sorry
That's all I got.
… R. Berg, 26 May, 2013 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

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