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Operophtera sp.
Highly variable in markings, but overall gray in color. Wingspan roughly 25 millimeters.
Several of these moths were on the exterior of an apartment building in an urban residential neighborhood. Overall habitat is coniferous forest: Douglas fir, Western Red Cedar, with maples, alder, and ferns in understory.
Females are wingless and difficult to find.
Spotted on Dec 19, 2014
Submitted on Jan 18, 2015
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