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Oak Skeletonizer Moth - Hodges#0572 (Bucculatrix ainsliella)
Photo#183768
Copyright © 2008
tom murray
Oak Skeletonizer Moth -
Bucculatrix ainsliella
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 18, 2008
Size: ~5mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 19 May, 2008 - 9:34pm
Last updated 25 April, 2013 - 7:37am
Moved
Moved from
Bucculatrix
.
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Steve Nanz
, 25 April, 2013 - 3:49am
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Moved
Moved from
Oak Skeletonizer Moth
.
…
Randy Hardy
, 23 May, 2011 - 1:28pm
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Review of Bucculatrix ainsliella
Terry Harrison conducted an expert review of
Bucculatrix ainsliella
images on BugGuide at Bob Patterson's request. Terry's determination is that all current BG photos of this species should remain at genus level. Species level identification of
B. ainsliella
, as well as other
Bucculatrix
, is nearly impossible from photos alone. Dissection and/or DNA is needed.
Terry also concluded that this moth and the moth shown below are possibly related and represent an undetermined
Bucculatrix
species.
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Randy Hardy
, 23 May, 2011 - 1:26pm
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Moved
Steve, it does look like a dead ringer for the Bucculatrix ainsliella.
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tom murray
, 28 November, 2009 - 12:11pm
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Bucculatrix ainsliella?
Same comments as your other image. Not an ID but I think you could move it to genus.
That said take a look
here
.
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Steve Nanz
, 28 November, 2009 - 11:16am
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