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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Musotiminae » Undulambia » Undulambia rarissima - Hodges#4742 (Undulambia rarissima)
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Micro moth - Undulambia rarissima
Copyright © 2007 Eric Haley

Micro moth - Undulambia rarissima
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
January 3, 2007
Size: approx 1 cm
This one has me stumped.
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Contributed by Eric Haley on 9 January, 2007 - 8:58pm
Last updated 19 March, 2008 - 4:54pm

It looks similar to some plum
It looks similar to some plume moth species except the wings of yours are much less feather-like, so I'm not sure either.
… Bobby Grizzard, 9 January, 2007 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Pyralid moth. Leave this pos
Pyralid moth. Leave this post up a couple more weeks and I'll have a species name for you.
… Dennis Profant, 15 January, 2007 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

 
Pyralidae (Crambidae)
Undulambia rarissima Hodges#4742. Not only a county record, but a northern range extension for this species. (info from Linwood Dow)
… Dennis Profant, 1 February, 2007 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
I photographed another individual on Jan 13, and have not seen one since.
… Eric Haley, 3 February, 2007 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

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