Walnut Shoot Moth - Acrobasis demotella

TL: ~10 mm. FW with gray median area and reddish brown scale ridge edged with orange and white bands. Head and thorax are white. Host: Black walnut. Status: Common.

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area

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comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

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Subtle beauty, good find. Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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This one is gorgeous! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks, I thought it was pretty cool with the gradations of color. Posted 4 years ago

The Walnut Shoot Moth

''Acrobasis demotella'', the walnut shoot moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, from Ontario south to North Carolina and west to Missouri and Michigan.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young