Observation date: November 13, 2013
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: found on kitchen ceiling half to three quarters of an inch long very narrow wings
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: November 14, 2013
Coordinator notes: A Pterophoridae (plume moth). Possibly Platyptilia carduidactylus or maybe Amblyptilia pica. But this can be a tough group and I don't feel confident making an identification.
I agree with the previous comment that this moth is either P. carduidactylus or A. pica. However, the lack of several pale transverse lines along inner margin giving a stippled effect (a distinctive feature of A. pica) leads me to believe this is P. carduidactylus.
