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Gelechiidae: Arogalea cristifasciella? - Arogalea cristifasciella
Copyright © 2015 Carl Barrentine

Gelechiidae: Arogalea cristifasciella? - Arogalea cristifasciella
Erskine, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
May 26, 2015
Size: Length ~ 5-6 mm
Hmmm...might this specimen be an example of the White Stripe-backed Moth (1851), I wonder?

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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 26 May, 2015 - 1:05pm
Last updated 19 April, 2019 - 10:27am

Moved, Arogalea cristifasciella
Moved from Twirler Moths.
… Aaron Hunt, 19 April, 2019 - 10:28am

 
Thanks, Aaron!
Thank you for taking the time to examine these images, Aaron. I am thankful.
… Carl Barrentine, 20 April, 2019 - 7:23am

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