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Plume Moth

Description:

I put other because I have no idea what it is. And I've forgotten what classifies as an Arthropod. I know they have exoskeletons but this doesn't look like it has an exoskeleton. :-D

Habitat:

My living-room wall.

Notes:

Been there for like,... a week. Maybe?

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6 Comments

JanineLingTurner
JanineLingTurner 10 years ago

haha, thats a brilliant name! I must apologise though as the link i posted before is a dud so here is the original and thanks!!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4649...

MattAdams8128
MattAdams8128 10 years ago

Sorry JanineLingTurner for rplying so late. Haven't checked email for days. Stupid. DOH! Yeh sure. Will do. Nice avatar btw. Just like my cat Officer Dibble. Yeh I know it a silly name. It from Top Cat. :-D

JanineLingTurner
JanineLingTurner 10 years ago

would you please consider adding this spotting to
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4649...... The U.K Arthropod Survey as it would be a very interesting contribution. Thanks!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Moved to Arthropods :-) Arthropods include insects, spiders, crustaceans, millipedes, centipedes, scorpians, etc.

Ioannis
Ioannis 10 years ago

Yes, a plume moth.
Most probably it's an Emmelina. There are two species very similar Emmelina monodactyla and Emmelina argoteles. Very difficult to distinguish. Argoteles is a little smaller and more brownish and seems to like water.
Another candidate could be Stenoptilia but I don't think so.
Do you have veronica flowers (preferred by Stenoptilia) or bindweed (preferred by Emmelina) in the surroundings?
Look here:
http://ukmoths.org.uk/systematic.php?mod...
the various Emmelina and Stenoptilia.

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

This is a plume moth. They are extremely hard to ID, but should be in the arthropods category since it is a moth.

MattAdams8128
Spotted by
MattAdams8128

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Sep 11, 2013
Submitted on Sep 18, 2013

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