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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Crambine Snout Moths (Crambinae) » Ancylolomiini
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Unidentified Tortricid (?) Moth
Copyright © 2016 Joshua G. Smith

Unidentified Tortricid (?) Moth
Portal, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 29, 2016
Size: less than 1 inch
Attracted to porch light. Surrounding habitat was a mesquite bosque bordered by semi-desert grassland.
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Contributed by Joshua G. Smith on 1 August, 2016 - 10:53pm
Last updated 5 March, 2017 - 9:03pm

Moved
Moved from Crambine Snout Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 5 March, 2017 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Crambid Snout Moths.
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Moved
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Moved
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… A. Hendrickson, 12 August, 2016 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

@Martha
Wow. Looks right. I'm no moth expert, so I wouldn't be able to make a call. Thanks for your help!!!
… Joshua G. Smith, 2 August, 2016 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

maybe
the palps and placement of the antenna are more reminiscent of Crambids. I am not an expert of species in your area, but it may be something in the genus Mesolia.
… Marcia Morris, 2 August, 2016 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

 
take a look at this one
… Marcia Morris, 2 August, 2016 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

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