Acorn Moth

Myelopsis subtetricella

Lepidoptera: Pyralidae

Size: ~1.2cm. Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 2/23/09. Hatched from an acorn from California Live Oak

ID by Bob Patterson at Moth Photographers Group

Photos Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
Originals available from Biological Photo Service

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