Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Plume Moth
Skinny wings
08 Jul 2013 |
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Haven't had time yet to see what general kind of moth this is - I don't usually see them and when I do, it's not easy to photograph these very small, narrow insects. Should be a good enough photo for ID, though. Taken while botanizing the beautiful hillside at the Leighton Art Centre (SW of Calgary) on 6 July 2013, when three of us went there to record all the flora and fauna that we found.
Later: this appears to be some kind of Plume Moth, but that's as far as I have got so far. The closest I've been able to find so far is Platyptilia carduidactylus.
"The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny.... The usual resting posture is with the wings extended laterally and narrowly rolled up. Often they resemble a piece of dried grass, and may pass unnoticed by potential predators even when resting in exposed situations in daylight." From Wikipedia.
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