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Is this really a moth? - Clogmia albipunctata
Copyright © 2008 Iris Gonzalez

Is this really a moth? - Clogmia albipunctata
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
June 5, 2008
Size: ~5 mm
I've no idea what this is. The fringed wings suggest "moth", but I've never seen one with round wings.
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Contributed by Iris Gonzalez on 6 June, 2008 - 8:00pm
Last updated 22 January, 2009 - 10:36pm

Moved
Moved from Filter Fly.
… Keith Bayless, 22 January, 2009 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Telmatoscopus.
… Mike Quinn, 24 November, 2008 - 2:09am login or register to post comments

moth fly
Thanks for the ID! I had actually started to look under Diptera, but didn't get far enough ...
… Iris Gonzalez, 6 June, 2008 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

moth fly
see guide - looks like Telmatoscopus.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 6 June, 2008 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

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