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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae) » Gracillariinae » Caloptilia » Caloptilia serotinella - Hodges#0637 (Caloptilia serotinella)

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Copyright © 2008 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Tiny Moth really interesting - Caloptilia serotinella

Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 8, 2008
Size: 5 mm

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 9 April, 2008 - 12:14pm
Last updated 5 August, 2009 - 11:35pm

Moved

Moved from Caloptilia syringella.

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 5 August, 2009 - 11:35pm

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Caloptilia serotinella

Pretty sure this and the other image should be moved to Caloptilia serotinella.

… Steve Nanz, 5 August, 2009 - 4:37am

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Okay I moved them-I have to c

Okay I moved them-I have to change my notes now.

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 5 August, 2009 - 11:38pm

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Moved

Moved from Caloptilia.

… john and jane balaban, 19 June, 2008 - 2:24pm

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Moved

Moved from Leaf Blotch Miner Moths.

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 19 June, 2008 - 9:52am

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I just narrowed it down to th

I just narrowed it down to this Family Gracillariidae - Leaf Blotch Miner Moths can anyone narrow it down more?

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 9 April, 2008 - 4:21pm

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I think so...

Gracillariidae is correct, and it is definitely a Caloptilia species. It looks to be Caloptilia syringella. For comparison, images of this species are posted at http://www.barcodinglife.com/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=74371

As you can see, the forewing color pattern is somewhat variable among different individuals, but it is also distinctive within the genus Caloptilia; that is, I don't believe there are other Caloptilia species that are similar enough to this one to be mistaken for it.

… Terry Harrison, 19 June, 2008 - 12:12am

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C. serotinella?

How about C. serotinella?

A while back I posted an image here of what I think is the same species. When I saw this posting I checked out the images at barcodinglife.com and found examples of C. serotinella that looked like even better matches.

… Steve Nanz, 25 June, 2008 - 4:37am

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Thank-you! It seems to match

Thank-you! It seems to match those. ^__^

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 19 June, 2008 - 9:53am

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