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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Enigmatic species » Possibly Hapsiferinae (White, Gulf Coast)
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Tineid, or?
Copyright © 2015 Peter Homann

Tineid, or?
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
December 17, 2015
Size: Length ~5mm
Tiny moth at outdoor light - one of those that may end up among my "Unidentified.".
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Contributed by Peter Homann on 26 December, 2015 - 4:52pm
Last updated 16 September, 2020 - 9:24am

Moved
Moved from Clothes Moths.
… Aaron Hunt, 16 September, 2020 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths. Yes, Tineidae. Probably either Diachorisia or Nemapogon.
… Kyhl Austin, 26 December, 2015 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Kyhl!
I looked at your suggestions in MPG, BG and in my files and concluded that my moth would fit better among the Diachorisia which I had never considered yet for any of my moths. I'll keep them in mind in the future.
… Peter Homann, 27 December, 2015 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

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