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Plume Moth

Hellinsia homodactylus

Description:

Sorry for the blurriness! iPods don't take such great pictures when its dark. :/ anyway it's thin, has thin legs, long wings and a thin body. All of it is white. Its eyes are brown? They're small.

Habitat:

Dunno. It was on my door. I live in the valley in California.

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5 Comments

AntonRacela
AntonRacela 12 years ago

Was it all white and no other colors around it? I think i know the specific genus for it

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

I agree with Cindy, this is a plume moth!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

They're located all over! We have 147 species in 26 genera in North America (bugguide.net)

SalmaCalito-Plessner
SalmaCalito-Plessner 12 years ago

Thankyou! Where are they native to? They have wings that look like angels.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Plume Moth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Spotted on Nov 15, 2011
Submitted on Nov 16, 2011

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