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Carposinidae or ?? - Nola cereella

Carposinidae or ?? - Nola cereella
Grand Bay NWR, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
October 5, 2015
Size: FW est. 6-8mm
This little deltoid moth was photographed at the westbound I-10 Rest Area adjacent to Grand Bay NWR and 2 mi W of the Alabama state line. It has me stumped. When I photographed it and look at it now, it reminds me of the shape and structure of some of the Carposina moths but I can find no illustrations of such a pale species. No images of the widespread C. sasakii appear so whitish. Intriguingly, one poorly known species (C. biloba) was described from a single female collected in 1961 not far to the east near Pensacola, FL, but Davis's original description (U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 289:26-27)(1) is not sufficient to recognize the species in life; I can find no photos of that species.

It also reminds me of the shape of some Tortricids in the genus Platynota but, again, I can find no species which are so pale.

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Looks like ...
Chuck, this looks like a 8991 Sorghum Webworm Moth - Nola cereella to me
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That's it.
How did I overlook the Nolidae?! I'd even photographed this sp. at my porchlight previously. Many Thanks.

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