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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Plume Moths (Pterophoroidea) » Plume Moths (Pterophoridae) » Five-lobed Plume Moths (Pterophorinae) » Platyptiliini » Amblyptilia » Geranium Plume Moth - Hodges#6118 (Amblyptilia pica)
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Weird Winged Moth? - Amblyptilia pica
Copyright © 2006 mitts2010

Weird Winged Moth? - Amblyptilia pica
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
July 20, 2006
Found it in my bathroom on the fluorescent light.
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Contributed by mitts2010 on 21 July, 2006 - 1:51am
Last updated 22 June, 2007 - 10:39am

Moved
Moved from Platyptiliini.
… john and jane balaban, 22 June, 2007 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plume Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 22 June, 2007 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

6118 - Amblyptilia pica
ID by Debbie Matthews, Pterophorid referee at MPG
… Bob Patterson, 18 August, 2006 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

The Wing Markings Are Quite Similar To....
... 6118 - Geranium Plume Moth - Amblyptilia pica, but the abdominal markings, if I am not mistaken, are different from that species. I will try to obtain an expert opinion soon.
… Bob Patterson, 21 July, 2006 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

Plume moth
A plume moth, Pterophoridae. I wouldn't have a clue which one.
… Patrick Alexander, 21 July, 2006 - 1:54am login or register to post comments

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