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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae) » Gracillariinae » Caloptilia
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tiny moth - Caloptilia
Copyright © 2015 Harlan Ratcliff

tiny moth - Caloptilia
rural, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
August 31, 2015
Size: 5 mm
Very small moth which landed on my computer table.
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Contributed by Harlan Ratcliff on 2 September, 2015 - 6:18am
Last updated 5 September, 2015 - 3:20pm

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… Harlan Ratcliff, 5 September, 2015 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

genus Caloptilia
there are at least 64 known species of this genus - I perused the photographs of Caloptilia identified on this site as well as MPG, but was unable to match this one to photographs well enough to make a positive ID. Perhaps someone else here is familiar with the moth, but in the meantime, you may want to take a look at the genus here:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/51271/bgimage
… Marcia Morris, 3 September, 2015 - 6:47am login or register to post comments

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