Insect in my kitchen...

[curious]

Hello everyone,

Found this insect in my kitchen, thought it was a moth at first (flew around the light, like moths often do), but when it landed I thought it looked strange. Never saw anything like that in these parts. So I took some photo's. Its wingspan is about 2.5 centimetres / 1 inch, length of the body about half that. It seems to fold its "hind legs" over its body. When in rest, it looks like a dried up twig.

Location: Netherlands (Europe)

Sorry for the quality, I used my phone.

Marcel

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[ciervo]

Nice one. Its a type of moth Pterophoridae.
Their caterpillars are tiny and tend to bore into plants rather than be exposed as do most other moth caterpillars.

[curious]

Thanks! Never saw one before, so it made me curious. I guess one is never to old to learn.