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moth - Pelochrista

moth - Pelochrista
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
August 16, 2014
- similar moth showed up in following year around the same date.

Pelochrista canana [formerly Pelochrista metariana] and Pelochrista consobrinana have similar patterns.

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moth - Pelochrista moth - Pelochrista moth - Pelochrista

Pelochrista zomonana?
May look similar to - Pelochrista zomonana

Moved
Moved from Olethreutinae.

Moved
Moved from Tortricid Moths.

Moved
Moved from Moths.

Did you look at Zeiraphera?
An interesting group of species under this genus and some taxonomic disarray. I have put up many with DNA sequences. Good Luck.

 
That's another possibility
Looks like another possibility.

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Were you considering 3166 – Pelochrista metarianaor 3133 – Eucosma consobrinana? Neither is expected in Wisconsin I know and both look a lot alike. I haven't seen either to my knowledge.

 
moth
Either moth you mentioned looks close but I'm not sure about this one so I'll leave it for someone else to make the final decision.

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