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Size: 15-25 mm. Pterophoridae family. Also known as Plume Moth.
Attracted to artificial lighting.
The usual resting posture is with the wings extended laterally and narrowly rolled up. Often they resemble a piece of dried grass, and may pass unnoticed by potential predators even when resting in exposed situations in daylight. Some species have larvae which are stem- or root-borers while others are leaf-borers.
Spotted on Jan 23, 2015
Submitted on Jan 24, 2015
5 Comments
Pterophoridae
Thank you, Gilma! Yes, they are small. I like its shape.
Thank you, Antonio! Done.
Great picture, Deepti S. I have seen them here in Costa Rica but I was unable to get a good picture, they are small.
Nice finding Deepti S,congrats and thanks for sharing.
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