Curved-line Agonopterix - Agonopterix curvilineella

13 mm total length. They rest with their wings together and seem broad-shouldered with squared wingtips, giving an overall rectangular appearance. This species has two dark curved lines on its forewings, which are difficult to see in this shot.

Attracted to a light in a rural area.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Want to elaborate on the light setup you used, Christine? Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Sure - just a simple LED light bulb on my deck to light up the area. Plus, I put a ring flash on my wrist and adjust the brightness of it as needed. I just point my wrist in the direction of the moth to illuminate it. Simple :) Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I do have a black light that I'm planning to set up later this week for a couple nights to see if that attracts different moths. Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      That's the part I'm interested in, which type of light yields the best result. Across articles, I've heard mercury, UV, regular light bulbs, LED, so its still confusing to me. Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        It gets surprisingly complicated with different types of light and different ferments. Posted 7 years ago

The Curved-line agonopterix moth

''Agonopterix curvilineella'', the curved-line agonopterix moth, is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by William Beutenmüller in 1889. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are gray, clouded with grayish-ochreous scales,.. more

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young