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Moth - Acrobasis demotella
Copyright © 2011 Cliff Bernzweig

Moth - Acrobasis demotella
Millington, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
July 9, 2011
Contributed by Cliff Bernzweig on 26 July, 2011 - 9:58pm
Last updated 8 September, 2011 - 4:58pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 8 September, 2011 - 4:58pm

Could be...
Acrobasis demotella. The light area at the base of the wings fades from orangish to yellow to almost white as the moths get old and worn. This looks like an older individual. Here's a link to the species page; the few pictures here are of fresh moths, so the color won't be a perfect match:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/106482/bgimage
… Paul Dennehy, 8 September, 2011 - 9:53am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 August, 2011 - 12:52pm

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