Nemapogon clematella

Total length: 7-8 mm. This is a rarely seen moth in the U.S. with only a handful of spottings on bugguide, and none from CT. So, this was a great find!

Attracted to a light in a rural area.

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

What a beauty! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks...A reverse oreo cookie ;P Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    Yummy! :D I'm stumped on an ID at this point, by the way! Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Me too. I think I'll have to post this one to the moth group. Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Oh, and related, but off-topic...I honestly think oreos are totally gross. They don't taste like chocolate to me, just like sugar and oil. My kids love them though, so I make them from scratch so that they actually taste like chcocolate :) Posted 7 years ago
      2. Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        I don't mind the Newman's Own brand :D Sparingly, of course. I can't do much chocolate these days. Posted 7 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        I like that brand too. Cadia is my fave though because they have some gf stuff. And, they make maple sandwich cookies that smell amazing. I've never eaten them because of the gluten, but I practically drool over them when Dave and the kids eat them. Posted 7 years ago
        
        Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        OH MAN, I want some homemade ones! Posted 7 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        They are easy-ish to make. I can send you the recipe I use if you ever want it, or you can google "copycat oreos" :) Posted 7 years ago
3. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Something really cool happened when I was taking a picture of this moth...I heard a noise in my yard and thought someone was walking near the road. I turned to look, and there was a huge deer munching on tree leaves about 10 feet away from me! I guess it didn't expect a human to be lurking in the shadows near midnight ;) Posted 7 years ago

The Nemapogon clematella

''Nemapogon clematella'', the barred white clothes moth, is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in most of Europe and in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland and North Carolina. The habitat consists of woodlands.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on fungi, including ''Hypoxylon fuscum'' and ''Fomes fomentarius'', growing under the bark of dead twigs of elm, oak, beech and hawthorn. The species.. more

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Species identified by Christine Young