Himmelman's Plume Moth - Geina tenuidactyla
Moth Family: Pterophoridae -  Plume Moths / Geina tenuidactyla (Himmelman's Plume Moth - Hodges#6092)
Live adult moths photographed at West Chicago Prairie and Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve, DuPage County IL on June 19 & 22, 2005.
Size: Body sans antennae: 8mm / Wingspan: 19mm

This little moth stunned me when I got this shot home and onto the big screen. I never know what things this small really look like in the field. The thorn camouflage is amazing. Thanks to Bob Patterson for the ID.



 
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