Boxwood Leaftier - Galasa nigrinodis
This moth was pretty worn, but still had a beautiful reddish brown color with tufts on its legs! It also looked like it was standing on its tiptoes, or "tip-tarsi".
TL: ~10 mm. Red FW with pale patch at costa. Costal margin is concave at midpoint. Hosts: Box wood. Status: Common.
Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area
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''Galasa nigrinodis'', the boxwood leaftier moth or boxwood webworm, is moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in eastern North America. The wingspan is 13–20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''Buxus'' species. They tie together and eat dead leaves of their host plant.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 19, 2020. Captured Jul 18, 2020 21:26 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
