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Tineidae sp?
Copyright © 2014 Marcia Morris

Tineidae sp?
VCU Rice Center, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
June 7, 2014
I'm not able to find a match, any ideas?

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Contributed by Marcia Morris on 21 June, 2014 - 7:17pm
Last updated 14 December, 2015 - 5:28pm

Moved
Moved from Tineoidea.
… Kyhl Austin, 14 December, 2015 - 5:28pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Marcia Morris, 6 September, 2015 - 9:06am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 12 July, 2014 - 4:19pm

Tineid?
The head end certainly looks tineid, but the forewing of this moth is unusually pointy for that family. I suppose Yponomeutoidea might also be a possibility. It would be very informative if a male of this moth could be dissected.
… Terry Harrison, 23 June, 2014 - 1:38pm

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