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	Crocydopora cinigerella	15 Apr 2024	donhe
	Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth	15 Apr 2024	DianneClarke

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DianneClarke wrote:

15 Apr 2024

@donhe I can't find any Crocydopora cinigerella here or on LBH, BOLD or iNat with matching midde legs - they are quite distincive

donhe wrote:

15 Apr 2024

Maybe they only grow hairy legs when there is an 'L' in the month.

WendyEM wrote:

16 Apr 2024

There are Tortricids and Pyralids with 'hairy' legs but so far I cannot find any to match this moth. I have met, in person, many C. cinigerella and none displayed 'hairy' legs, even in ApriL. They also have much longer palps (except when very worn, which this moth is not). It's a puzzlement!

donhe wrote:

16 Apr 2024

Seriously though: it could be a rare mating display, distributing pheromones.

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15 Apr 2024 07:55 AM Recorded on
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Unidentified Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) DianneClarke

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5mm to 12mm Animal size
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