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Dark-banded Owlet

Phalaenophana pyramusalis

Description:

Very cute litter moth!

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6 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks Melissa!

MelissaFerguson
MelissaFerguson 11 years ago

Cool spotting!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Right around there, Emma. I think that 5-10 mm would be too small, but I could be wrong.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

about 15 mm? Quite large.
Could they have moths between 5mm to 10 mm in the litter moth group?

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks Emma! When the wings were closed, as in this photo, it had a wingspan of about 3/4 of an inch.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

awesome! How big was this?

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

New York, USA

Spotted on Aug 18, 2012
Submitted on Sep 21, 2012

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