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Similar Oidaematophorus eupatorii, Hellinsia balanotes, Adaina ambrosiae, Oidaematophorus, Hellinsia |
Belfrage's plume moth (Pselnophorus belfragei) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the south-eastern United States, from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma.
The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in). Adults have light gray forewings with dark speckling and three or four black spots. The abdomen is light yellowish or yellowish-gray with sparse speckling. They are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Dichondra caroliniensis.
References
Pselnophorus belfragei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA