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Unknown Moth - Friseria cockerelli

New River, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
March 8, 2015
Size: Less than a cm

Possibly Tortricidae.

Contributed by Joshua G. Smith on 8 March, 2015 - 11:34pm
Last updated 23 December, 2018 - 6:13pm

Moved tentatively

Moved from Twirler Moths.

… Kyhl Austin, 23 December, 2018 - 6:13pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… A. Hendrickson, 23 March, 2015 - 7:57am

Gelechiidae

This is a gelechiid, as evinced by the very smooth head vestiture (versus shaggy in tortricids) and the long, upcurved labial palpi, the left one of which can be seen in this photo (labial palpi short and stubby in tortricids). I'm sorry I can't ID it further than family.

… Terry Harrison, 9 March, 2015 - 12:26pm

Moth

Thanks!

… Joshua G. Smith, 9 March, 2015 - 10:14am

Better if you crop your image

to essentially 'just the bug'. And post dorsal moth images head up, lateral images head to right. This will make your image more attractive to the experts and easier to ID. We cropped and rotated this one for you. Feel free to edit and replace with the original if that is what you prefer.

… john and jane balaban, 9 March, 2015 - 9:37am

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