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MOTH? - Paraclemensia acerifoliella
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MOTH? - Paraclemensia acerifoliella
DELAWARE County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 22, 2005
Size: APPROX 1/32 INCH
I'm sure this is a moth? Found in woodland didn't ever move and was close to 7pm. Seen another week later in much brighter area and more active than this one in the early afternoon.
Contributed by bugguy91 on 8 May, 2005 - 7:21pm
Last updated 31 May, 2005 - 7:29pm

size
is it really 1/32 of an inch
… john and jane balaban, 9 May, 2005 - 5:13pm

 
sorry, i don't think it's 1/3
sorry, i don't think it's 1/32 of an inch but i think it's under 1/4 inch.

one thing i'm not good at is measuring distance and size.
… bugguy91, 9 May, 2005 - 6:49pm

Great photo
of a pretty moth. Image moved to new species page from ID Request.
… Robin McLeod, 9 May, 2005 - 8:32am

0181 - Maple Leafcutter Moth - Paraclemensia acerifoliella
.... and a beautiful photo showing the metallic sheen on the wings. A member of the Incurvariidae.
… Bob Patterson, 9 May, 2005 - 6:19am

poss. Grapeleaf skeletonizer?
looks awfully like Harrisina americana, the grapeleaf skeletonizer, to me, but someone more expert in moths should weigh in.
… Ethan Friedman, 9 May, 2005 - 5:56am

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