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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) » Crambine Snout Moths (Crambinae) » Grass-Veneers (Crambini) » Agriphila
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Odd Moth - Agriphila
Copyright © 2010 Jon Hart

Odd Moth - Agriphila
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
November 1, 2010
Size: close to 20 mm in length
I have seen similar moths before, but the "moustache" really blows my mind. Reminds me of the "mutton chops" fad among humans in the long-ago. Found on oak leaf.

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Contributed by Jon Hart on 6 November, 2010 - 6:16pm
Last updated 26 March, 2016 - 11:55pm

Moved
Moved from Crambini.
… Kyhl Austin, 26 March, 2016 - 11:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jon Hart, 7 November, 2010 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

Like crambini moth
Compare antennae to

Search under Tribe Crambini
… Mr. Johan Maertens, 7 November, 2010 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, looks like
something in Agriphila. Thank you, Johan!
… Jon Hart, 7 November, 2010 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

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