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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Phycitini » Cactus-Feeding Group » Laetilia » Scale-feeding Snout Moth - Hodges#5949 (Laetilia coccidivora)
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Hodges #5949 - Scale-feeding Snout Moth? - Laetilia coccidivora
Copyright © 2016 Peter Homann

Hodges #5949 - Scale-feeding Snout Moth? - Laetilia coccidivora
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
October 15, 2016
Size: Length ~9mm
Resting in the morning on black light illuminated sheet. The moth appears to be somewhat worn on its back on but I think it is a Laetilia coccidivora. The lateral view on the linked photo that was obtained next day of the now even more worn individual supports this ID. Please confirm or make other suggestions.

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Hodges #5949 - Scale-feeding Snout Moth? - Laetilia coccidivora Hodhes #5949 - Scale-feeding Snout Moth? - Laetilia coccidivora
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Contributed by Peter Homann on 17 October, 2016 - 4:33pm
Last updated 18 October, 2016 - 1:58pm

Moved
Thank you, Robert, for the reassurance. Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Peter Homann, 18 October, 2016 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

Yes
All the distinctive maculations are in the right place for Laetilia coccidivora
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 17 October, 2016 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

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