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Tiny tusked moth - Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Copyright © 2007 Ashley Bradford

Tiny tusked moth - Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 27, 2007
Size: abt. 1/3"
This tiny critter caught my eye when I was scanning for another bug through the macro lens, so I grabbed him, too. Never seen a moth like this - what is it? What are the "tusks"?

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Tiny tusked moth - Aristotelia roseosuffusella Tiny tusked moth - Aristotelia roseosuffusella
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 27 August, 2007 - 11:43pm
Last updated 6 November, 2007 - 4:12pm

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… Ashley Bradford, 6 November, 2007 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

"Tusks" = Palps...
... part of the mouthparts, and a many groups they are curled upward and backward when not it use.
… Bob Patterson, 28 August, 2007 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the ID and the explanation! I've never seen palps like those before.
… Ashley Bradford, 29 August, 2007 - 12:11am login or register to post comments

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