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Gelechioidea? - Agnippe
Copyright © 2016 Salvador Vitanza

Gelechioidea? - Agnippe
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
May 16, 2016
Size: Approx. 5 mm
Attracted to mercury vapor light on a very windy night.
Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 17 May, 2016 - 10:40pm
Last updated 1 January, 2021 - 1:01am

Moved
Moved from Twirler Moths.
… Aaron Hunt, 1 January, 2021 - 1:01am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

Salvadore, do you have any other photographs. Palps and laterals are important in this Family and the palps are hard to see in this photograph whether you cropped too tight, or the picture never showed them clearly. This is NOT an ID without confirmation but I your moth looks like .
… A. Hendrickson, 9 June, 2016 - 1:50pm

 
Unfortunately,
This was the only shot that this moth allowed me before flying away.
… Salvador Vitanza, 9 June, 2016 - 6:52pm

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