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Clothes Moth - Hodges #0392 - Tinea apicimaculella

Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
January 8, 2016
Size: TL≈6mm

Adds January datapoint for Alabama

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Clothes Moth - Hodges #0392 - Tinea apicimaculella

Clothes Moth - Hodges #0392 - Tinea apicimaculella

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 8 January, 2016 - 10:53pm
Last updated 29 September, 2017 - 2:27pm

Moved

Moved from Homostinea curviliniella.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 29 September, 2017 - 2:27pm

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#0392 Tinea apicimaculella?

We've had a discussion on iNaturalist on how to separate these two very similar species. Apparently, three elements here point towards the Tinea:

-- presence of one or two bold dark dots in the median part of the FWs (one obscured by the dark streak)
-- a prominent dark streak running the length of the FW, and
-- a terminal line made up of a series of prominent dark dots.

These marks, and particularly the last one, are absent in all verified images of Homostinea that I can find.

Your thoughts?

… Chuck Sexton, 4 September, 2016 - 11:14pm

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That's what I thought

Chuck,
I originally had this moth placed as Tinea apicimaculella, and Steve Nanz moved to Homostinea curviliniella. This moth is clearly Tinea apicimaculella. Supposedly, Tinea apicimaculella identical to Homostinea curviliniella. “except for a row of black dots all along wing tip.” Thanks for input. I need to revisit my posts in both species.
Bob

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 5 September, 2016 - 12:04am

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Tinea

seems like it should be moved to that

… Kyle Kittelberger, 29 September, 2017 - 12:54pm

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?

Tinea apicimaculella ?

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 29 September, 2017 - 2:03pm

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yes

… Kyle Kittelberger, 29 September, 2017 - 2:16pm

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