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Mothrette - Telmatoscopus
Copyright © 2007 John F. Carr

Mothrette - Telmatoscopus
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 12, 2007
Size: 3-5mm
On a window at night attracted to the light within
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Contributed by John F. Carr on 3 October, 2007 - 10:50am
Last updated 12 February, 2008 - 10:54am

Moved
Moved from Moth Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 12 February, 2008 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

Moth fly
It is a Moth Fly - Psychodinae. See : http://bugguide.net/node/view/64068/bgimage
… Sam Houston, 3 October, 2007 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
Moved
There's no subdivision of Psychodinae here so I just moved my picture to the subfamily page. Maybe some day an editor will break the group down more finely.
… John F. Carr, 3 October, 2007 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks. It was doing a good moth impression.
… John F. Carr, 3 October, 2007 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

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