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Moth

Moth
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
October 6, 2009
Size: 3-4mm
Not much smaller than a gnat.

caddis
Lloyd is right - pretty small but doesn't look like a hydroptilid. I don't know that part of the world very well but perhaps one of the small polycentropodids. If you get more keep them either dry or in ETOH if you can get it. If you can send a male I should be able to figure it out.

dave

 
Send where?
Tropical species are not uncommon here. Insects are attracted to ship lights, hitching rides to Mobile's seaport.

I actually measured near one, tonight. It was closer to 6mm, "head-to-toe." Where do you want me to send them (don'r know which are males)?

Moved
I've seen several the past few days. I'll try to get some better shots, should I see another.

Moved from ID Request.

My guess...
is that this is probably a caddisfly, but not one familiar to me. It is similar to some of the "microcaddisflies," though most of those have hairier wings. You might want to move it to the Trichoptera section. Perhaps Dave Ruiter will have a better idea about its identity.

Moved
Moved from Moths.

BP's comment makes me wonder if it's not a gnat, though it does not appear "hump-backed." This one is up for grabs. Bidding starts now.

Moth ?
Antennae make me wonder. (no rsvp, thanks)

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