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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Yponomeutoidea » Ermine Moths (Yponomeutidae) » Shiny Head-Standing Moths (Argyresthiinae) » Argyresthia
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Tiny moth - Argyresthia
Copyright © 2008 john and jane balaban

Tiny moth - Argyresthia
Balaban front yard, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 13, 2008
Size: ~4mm
This was so small we didn't know it was a moth until we saw the image on the computer.
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 16 June, 2008 - 10:46am
Last updated 18 June, 2008 - 9:02pm

Tiny moth
This is Argyresthiidae: Argyresthia sp., nearest to A. austerella among the species illustrated by Busck 1907 (Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32: 5-24, + 2 plates). The life history of A. austerella appears to be unrecorded.
… Terry Harrison, 18 June, 2008 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

As you know...
I am no expert but you might want to look through Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae).

I recent found what I believe to be the same Genus but I am still waiting for an ID.
… Ron M., 16 June, 2008 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

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