Plume moth

I seem to be getting good at finding things that need an expert with a microscope and an interest in wee gonads to identify the species… I can say for sure that this is a plume moth and that there are 156 identified species in North America, but beyond that, there appears that there is not a great deal of information on these funky little moths. They have a distinctive T shape and their wings unfurl in flight.

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WildFlower

Lion

It should be one of these - looks like an Emmelina monodactyla.
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species_list.php?plate=15&state=WA Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago

morpheme

Lion

I'm not convinced that it is a Morning Glory Plume moth… I've seen a very similar one on Bugguide.net, but unfortunately even the experts didn't have an answer there. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  What's the difference? It's the best match from the list above. Do you think the list is not full? Posted 10 years ago

The Morning glory plume moth

The T-Moth or Morning-glory Plume Moth is a moth of the family Pterophoroidae. It is found in Europe, Japan, central Asia, North Africa and North America. The wingspan is 18-27 mm. The moths fly nearly year-round.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by morpheme