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Species Gillmeria albertae - Alberta Pale Plume Moth - Hodges#6116

White flying insect -  - Gillmeria albertae
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pterophoroidea (Plume Moths)
Family Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)
Subfamily Pterophorinae (Five-lobed Plume Moths)
Tribe Platyptiliini
Genus Gillmeria
Species albertae (Alberta Pale Plume Moth - Hodges#6116)
Hodges Number
6116
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gillmeria albertae (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Phztyptilia albertae Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Size
The wingspan is 24-27 mm.
Identification
Range
Alberta to Montana. (1)
Season
The adults are most common from July to August.
See Also
Platyptilia johnstoni
Platyptilia albicans
Works Cited
1. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Gregory R. Pohl, Gary G. Anweiler, B. Christian Schmidt, Norbert G. Kondla. 2010. ZooKeys 38: 1–549.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group