T-Moth or Morning-glory Plume Moth

Description:

I found it on the house's wall this morning. It's about 3 cm. The wingspan is 18-27 mm. The moths fly nearly year-round. The forewings of plume moths usually consist of two curved spars with more or less bedraggled bristles trailing behind. This resembles the closely related Alucitidae (many-plumed moths) at first glance, but the latter have a greater number of symmetrical plumes. The hindwings are similarly constructed, but have three spars. A few genera have normal lepidopteran wings. The usual resting posture is with the wings extended laterally and narrowly rolled up. Often they resemble a piece of dried grass, and may pass unnoticed by potential predators even when resting in exposed situations in daylight. Some species have larvae which are stem- or root-borers while others are leaf-browsers.

Habitat:

It is found in Europe, Japan, central Asia, North Africa and North America.