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unknown - Elophila tinealis
Copyright © 2014 Rosemary Seidler

unknown - Elophila tinealis
Eddie D. Jones Park, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
August 28, 2014
Size: about 10-12 mm

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unknown - Elophila tinealis unknown - Elophila tinealis
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Contributed by Rosemary Seidler on 30 August, 2014 - 9:36am
Last updated 1 September, 2014 - 4:48pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Rosemary Seidler, 1 September, 2014 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID but
to me it looks more like Elophila tinealis than obliteralis.
… John Schneider, 1 September, 2014 - 1:30am login or register to post comments

Going out on a limb
I suspect that the moth didn't really look as black-and white as it does on the image. Considering this, it might be 4755 Elophila obliteralis. Size is about right.
… Peter Homann, 31 August, 2014 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
it looked mostly black with just a bit of white. Also had 4755 Elophila obliteralis nearby and this fellow was noticeably smaller.
… Rosemary Seidler, 31 August, 2014 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

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