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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Plume Moths (Pterophoroidea) » Plume Moths (Pterophoridae) » Pterophorinae » Pterophorini
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Moth?
Copyright © 2012 Amy Wilson

Moth?
Prince William County, Northern Virginia County, Virginia, USA
July 24, 2012
Size: About 1.25" across
I found two of these on my car (in the garage) this morning. It looks like it might be a moth, but it sure is unusual, the way it holds its wings.
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Contributed by Amy Wilson on 24 July, 2012 - 11:23am
Last updated 7 October, 2016 - 4:13pm

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… Aaron Hunt, 7 October, 2016 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 3 September, 2012 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

Looking in my Kaufman field guide...
...I see it must be some sort of plume moth (Pterophoridae).
… Amy Wilson, 24 July, 2012 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, a plume moth
This is a plume moth, but actually identifying to the species is very difficult (at least in my opinion, but I'm not an expert). The shape kind of looks a bit like Emmelina, perhaps Emmelina monodactyla?
… cwhit1, 23 August, 2012 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

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