
Schlaeger's Fruitworm Moth - Antaeotricha schlaegeri
15 mm long. White forewings have pale gray bands in basal, median, and subterminal areas. Thorax has an erect tuft of blue-black scales.
Attracted to a moth light in a rural area.
**Sorry for the awful shot, but this moth was in a corner and this is the best I could get.
''Antaeotricha schlaegeri'', the Schlaeger's fruitworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in north-eastern North America, south to North Carolina and west to Kansas and Texas.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 24, 2018. Captured Jul 23, 2018 04:43 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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