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Plume moth

Pterophoridae

Description:

The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera". - from Wikipedia.

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RiekoSaito
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RiekoSaito

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2019
Submitted on Jul 21, 2019

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