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Plume Moth

Description:

This guy likes to hang out on the storm door. He is about an inch long and a little over an inch wide. I thought he was dead at first but when I blew on him he moved and reared up a little... I've never noticed a bug like him around here before. He seems to have no wings just two long protrusions to either side where wings would normally be

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2 Comments

Pixie
Pixie 7 years ago

Yep, he was most definitely a plume moth :)

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 7 years ago

Plume moth ?http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy/Pterophoridae

Pixie
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Pixie

Lakewood, Washington, USA

Spotted on Apr 8, 2017
Submitted on Apr 8, 2017

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