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Tubeworm Moth - Acrolophus popeanella
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Tubeworm Moth - Acrolophus popeanella
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
August 13, 2006
Size: 36 mm wingspan
At my porch light, wingspan estimated from measured wing chord. A nice fresh specimen for Bob Patterson. This (and other species?) have mobbed my porch light for the past month.

Looks a bit like, but not identical to, this one:
Contributed by Cotinis on 29 August, 2006 - 9:39am
Last updated 2 April, 2018 - 5:39pm

Moved
Moved from Tubeworm Moths.
… Paul Dennehy, 2 April, 2018 - 5:39pm

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