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Photo#104988
Black and White
Copyright © 2007 Michael J. Plagens

Black and White
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
April 20, 2007
Size: 11 mm
I believe that this is an gelechiidae. Nearby possible hosts include Parkinsonia and Funastrum.
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Contributed by Michael J. Plagens on 23 April, 2007 - 8:02pm
Last updated 11 April, 2008 - 10:36pm

Moved
Moved from Clothes Moths.
… Michael J. Plagens, 11 April, 2008 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

Black and white moth
The moth in this very good photo looks like Agavenema barberella (Prodoxidae). The moth in your image is a spot-on match for the one pictured in Davis' 1967 revision (Bull. USNM 255) as Fig. 79 (p. 147), and the geography and observation date are also a match for those presented by Davis (southern Arizona, with adult collection dates of March, May, July, and August). The larval host plant, as reported by Davis, is Agave palmeri.
… Terry Harrison, 14 February, 2008 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

Tineidae sp.
...we'll keep working on the ID.
… Bob Patterson, 1 July, 2007 - 2:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Twirler Moths.
Now with further info from Ray Nagle I am inclined to think this specimen is a Tineid ~ Mike
… Michael J. Plagens, 18 May, 2007 - 11:08am login or register to post comments

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