A thanks from me as well - I do believe this is the same moth I've been trying to id. I hadn't realized the wings were so hairy, until picture three. Very nice!
Maybe something from the Superfamily Gelechioidea? http://bugguide.net/node/view/43909 I haven't found a match for those fuzzy bits yet but these moths have similar features.
You know Karen, I think that this moth's antennae are not the fuzzy things but the thin, lighter colored, non-fuzzy parts from just above the eyes. I would bet those fuzzy bits would be helpful for ID. I am doing some research now.
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Thanks Raeven!
A thanks from me as well - I do believe this is the same moth I've been trying to id. I hadn't realized the wings were so hairy, until picture three. Very nice!
Thank you Tamar! You've nailed it I think!
No, I think I found the Genus! Acrolophus - Tubeworm Moths
http://bugguide.net/node/view/18147
Maybe something from the Superfamily Gelechioidea? http://bugguide.net/node/view/43909
I haven't found a match for those fuzzy bits yet but these moths have similar features.
:-)
Every night I think I have found a few new species but when I look more closely at the photos they turn out to be more of the same kind!
Little brown moths are quickly becoming the bane of my existence. ;)
Thanks Tamar - I can see that now! Very strange though!
You know Karen, I think that this moth's antennae are not the fuzzy things but the thin, lighter colored, non-fuzzy parts from just above the eyes.
I would bet those fuzzy bits would be helpful for ID. I am doing some research now.