Family

Alucitidae (Many-plumed moths)

Alucita montana. Photo: (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of moths with unusually modified wings. Both fore- and hind-wings consist of about six rigid spines, from which radiate flexible bristles creating a structure similar to a bird’s feather.

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Subtaxa

Genus: Alucita

Where in Humboldt

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