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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ermine Moths and kin (Yponomeutoidea) » Ypsolophidae » Ypsolopha » Ypsolopha ochrella - Hodges#2391 (Ypsolopha ochrella)
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Moth - Ypsolopha ochrella
Copyright © 2012 Lisa Dolliver

Moth - Ypsolopha ochrella
Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, USA
December 9, 2012
Size: 10 mm approx.
Could this be a casebearer? Thanks for any help!
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Contributed by Lisa Dolliver on 11 December, 2012 - 11:43am
Last updated 17 December, 2012 - 5:25pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 December, 2012 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Possibly plutellid
Plutellidae is the other group (besides Coleophoridae) in which the antennae are held forward by the adult, and the moth in your photo looks to me to be the same as an undetermined plutellid that people have photographed in Oklahoma; images here (center image) and here.
… Terry Harrison, 14 December, 2012 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

 
Update
A bit more poking around revealed a photo of Ypsolopha rubrella (Ypsolophidae) here. I believe that is what you have here.
… Terry Harrison, 17 December, 2012 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you so much!
I so appreciate you taking time with my moth image. It feels like it will be a long time before I can give back to the Bugguide community in a meaningful way. Thanks!
… Lisa Dolliver, 17 December, 2012 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Are you kidding?
You just added a new species for Texas!
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 17 December, 2012 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Robert!
You're a sweetheart! I know the time it takes to photograph an insect does not compare to the time it takes to identify an insect.
… Lisa Dolliver, 18 December, 2012 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

Casebearer
Lisa,
Antennae and labial palps are a good clues for Coleophora. However, they are difficult to ID with visible markings
Robert
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 12 December, 2012 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

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