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Cochylid (?) moth from west Texas - Ponometia cuta
Copyright © 2015 Allen Chartier

Cochylid (?) moth from west Texas - Ponometia cuta
Fabens, El Paso County, Texas, USA
August 27, 2015
Size: ~0.5 inches
The closest I can come is that this might be some species of Cochylid?
Contributed by Allen Chartier on 25 September, 2015 - 7:11pm
Last updated 13 October, 2015 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… A. Hendrickson, 13 October, 2015 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 13 October, 2015 - 10:16am

Acontiinae?
Maybe Ponometia cuta, #9094?
… John Schneider, 25 September, 2015 - 7:17pm

 
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John, I agree. One has been collected here but not by me.
… A. Hendrickson, 27 September, 2015 - 10:28pm

 
Thanks!
Ponometia cuta is certainly very close, and likely what I have.
… Allen Chartier, 25 September, 2015 - 7:33pm

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