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Photo#766084
Copyright © 2013
Pat Cassidy
Prodoxidae - Yucca Moths -
Lampronia
Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA
May 2, 2013
Size: 7mm
On a plum tree
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Contributed by
Pat Cassidy
on 2 May, 2013 - 2:25pm
Last updated 10 December, 2016 - 10:22pm
I agree with Lampronia - either sublustris, humilis or aenescens
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Kyhl Austin
, 10 December, 2016 - 10:22pm
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John F. Carr
, 11 May, 2013 - 4:24pm
Prodoxidae
Too big for a tischeriid, and the head tuft and resting posture also conflict with that diagnosis. It could be a tineid, but I believe Prodoxidae is the best answer; your moth is similar to the one shown
here
, but I can't determine whether or not they are exactly the same species.
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Terry Harrison
, 2 May, 2013 - 4:14pm