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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ermine Moths and kin (Yponomeutoidea) » Sun Moths (Heliodinidae) » Aetole » Aetole tripunctella - Hodges#2505 (Aetole tripunctella)
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Red and Black Tiny Lepidoptera - Aetole tripunctella
Copyright © 2009 David Guzman

Red and Black Tiny Lepidoptera - Aetole tripunctella
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
August 20, 2009
Size: 5 to 10 mm
Very small. Pictured taken at the Emma Long Metropolitan Park near Austin, Texas. Interesting leg position gives the photo an interesting look. Photo was taken during the day (circa 5pm).
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Contributed by David Guzman on 23 August, 2009 - 7:28am
Last updated 30 November, 2018 - 4:36pm

Moved
Moved from Aetole.
… Bob Biagi, 30 November, 2018 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Mike Quinn, 2 October, 2009 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 18 September, 2009 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

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My guess is in this family
… Matt Edmonds, 23 August, 2009 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the ID
Looks very similar.
… David Guzman, 24 August, 2009 - 4:01am login or register to post comments

Moth
Looks something like this one, but not exactly:
… Charley Eiseman, 23 August, 2009 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the ID
it has similarities
… David Guzman, 24 August, 2009 - 4:04am login or register to post comments

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