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Eratophyes amasiella Hiding deep Found this one hiding deep in a trunk ... couldn't readily find a name for it (but know now, thanks to Ingrid Altmann). Not at all a rare species but I must have been looking in all the wrong places :-x Eratophyes,Eratophyes amasiella,Gelechioidea,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Netherlands,Oecophoridae,Oecophorinae,Oecophorini,nl: Oosterse schone Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Eratophyes amasiella Hiding deep

Found this one hiding deep in a trunk ... couldn't readily find a name for it (but know now, thanks to Ingrid Altmann). Not at all a rare species but I must have been looking in all the wrong places :-x

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Eratophyes is a genus of moths in the Oecophoridae family. It contains only one species, Eratophyes amasiella, which is found in Asia Minor and some countries in Europe. The wingspan is 12.5–16 mm. Adults are on wing from late April to June.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Nov 2, 2017.