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unknown micro - Pigritia murtfeldtella
Copyright © 2015 Marcia Morris

unknown micro - Pigritia murtfeldtella
Verona, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
June 6, 2015
I submitted a similar moth here last month ... any ideas?
Contributed by Marcia Morris on 7 June, 2015 - 3:59pm
Last updated 25 December, 2021 - 12:37am

Moved
Moved from Pigritia.
… Aaron Hunt, 25 December, 2021 - 12:37am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Marcia Morris, 8 June, 2015 - 5:54pm

Pigritia
This is a blastobasid, and the apparent lack of labial palpi points to the genus Pigritia
… Terry Harrison, 8 June, 2015 - 4:22pm

 
Aha!
Thanks, Terry.
… Marcia Morris, 8 June, 2015 - 5:54pm

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