Suzuki's Promalactis Moth - Promalactis suzukiella

Total length: about 4 mm. Reddish brown moth with white stripes outlined in black. Each forewing had a white spot, also outlined in black. Flared wings.

Attracted to a moth light in a rural area.

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Flown Kimmerling

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So friggin' hard to photograph these! Great job! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, it was! It wouldn't stay still at all! Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

4mm is really, really small! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  It sure was small, and fidgety too. Posted 7 years ago

The Suzuki's promolactis moth

Suzuki's promolactis moth is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is native to Korea, Japan and Taiwan, but is an introduced species in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young