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Coleophora deauratella - Coleophora

Coleophora deauratella - Coleophora
Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington, USA
June 14, 2008
Size: 10 mm body length
Attracted to lights. Tentative ID by Terry Harrison. MONA 1398.2.

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Antennae Banding
I got the impression from the comments made here that the antennae should have lots of banding for C. mayrella. I checked All Leps and the banding was fairly evident.

I am wondering if this might be C. trifolii.

 
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Thanks, Steve. There's definitely something going on, but I'm not sure what. I posted one with banding here of one with clearly banded antennae. I find both forms at the same time next to each at my house. I don't know if it's a M/F difference, just variation, or they are different species. With a flash, there is a lot of difference in the way the wings of an individual look, due the the reflective/refractive nature of the scales. Apparently there are many undescribed species and much confusion within this group. JF Landry published a long paper on some of these, but I don't have access to it here.

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