Oidaematophorus catalinae
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Oidaematophorus catalinae is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in California
.
The wingspan
is 25-27 mm. Adults are very similar to Hellinsia caudelli
, but are a little larger and slightly more yellow, with the brown subcostal shade running back to about the middle of the base of the wing. Just within the costal margin of this shade is a slender line of ground colour along the margin of the cell.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 25-27 mm. Adults are very similar to Hellinsia caudelli
Hellinsia caudelli
Hellinsia caudelli is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in California and Arizona.The wingspan is 20-27 mm. The head is light brown, but yellowish white between the antennae. The antennae are whitish. The legs are also whitish, but the first two pairs are shaded with fuscous inside....
, but are a little larger and slightly more yellow, with the brown subcostal shade running back to about the middle of the base of the wing. Just within the costal margin of this shade is a slender line of ground colour along the margin of the cell.