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Mompha passerella? - Mompha passerella
Copyright © 2016 Charley Eiseman

Mompha passerella? - Mompha passerella
Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, USA
July 17, 2015
Size: 3.7 mm
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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 10 January, 2016 - 11:39am
Last updated 11 January, 2016 - 10:59am

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Thanks!
… Charley Eiseman, 11 January, 2016 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

Mompha passerella...
...would be the ID here. I have not seen other spp. with which this and M. bottimeri would be confused. And yes, the brownish tinge, if present in the basal white area of the forewing, does seem to occur in M. passerella and not in M. bottimeri. Also, from what little is known about the respective geographic ranges of these two spp., M. bottimeri seems to be restricted to the southern part of the USA.
… Terry Harrison, 11 January, 2016 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

I am not sure how to rule out Mompha bottimeri
Maybe Terry Harrison would know?
… Kyhl Austin, 10 January, 2016 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

 
If that is the only other option,
then apparently the brownish tinge is a distinguishing feature, based on his comment here. I just don't know if those are the only two possibilities.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 January, 2016 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm not sure about other options
I looked at BOLD for reference, but there are many species without images there.
… Kyhl Austin, 10 January, 2016 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

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