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Unknown Plume moth. Looked very different to those I am regularly catching
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"The day before, I had been thrilled to lure a plume moth (a semi-mythical creature heretofore seen only on Flickr) to my porch light. Well, then I went for a dusk walk with Rick around the native plant area of the park a couple of blocks from our house. The moth pickin's were actually rather slim, until I kicked these up from some long grass & they landed in the tree above. They posed very nicely for a photo shoot (perhaps their so-called 'minds' were elsewhere) -- posted here are a front view (above) & a side view, where you can see that they are dangling by the front legs of the top one. Wingspan (top one) 17 mm. The one seen on my porch was a different species, the Morning-glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla) -- longer, thinner, duller wings. Plume moths are not easy to ID by photo alone (translation: ""I have no clue what the field marks are""). These have been ID'ed by expert Debbie Matthews as 6091.1, Geina sheppardi. Thank you to Debbie & to Bob Patterson at MPG."
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Unknown Plume Moth
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Unknown Plume Moth
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About 20mm wingspan. Is it Sphenarches anisodactylus æè±è¶ç¾½è¾ (æè±ç¾½è¾)!?
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Found in Gan's apartment at level 6
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Found in Gan's apartment at level 6
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"As soon as I flushed this moth I could tell it was something interesting! This is one of the most unique moths in North America. This is a striking moth when you see images of it on MPG. I never expected that in life, it would look like this. The pattern, along with the fact that the forewing is entirely complete (not ""plumed"") is diagnostic. It is limited to salt marshes on the Pacific coast...so a perfect match. Neat species... http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6089&state=CA"
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"As soon as I flushed this moth I could tell it was something interesting! This is one of the most unique moths in North America. This is a striking moth when you see images of it on MPG. I never expected that in life, it would look like this. The pattern, along with the fact that the forewing is entirely complete (not ""plumed"") is diagnostic. It is limited to salt marshes on the Pacific coast...so a perfect match. Neat species... http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6089&state=CA"
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"As soon as I flushed this moth I could tell it was something interesting! This is one of the most unique moths in North America. This is a striking moth when you see images of it on MPG. I never expected that in life, it would look like this. The pattern, along with the fact that the forewing is entirely complete (not ""plumed"") is diagnostic. It is limited to salt marshes on the Pacific coast...so a perfect match. Neat species... http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6089&state=CA"
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This is a west coast species that has been showing up in eastern areas. It overwinters as an adult, and it looks like it keeps feeding as long as it can.
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This is a west coast species that has been showing up in eastern areas. It overwinters as an adult, and it looks like it keeps feeding as long as it can.
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Came to light.