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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Gelechiini » Chionodes
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Moth for ID - Chionodes
Copyright © 2017 Mark Dreiling

Moth for ID - Chionodes
Santee, San Diego County, California, USA
April 27, 2017
Size: Forewing length 3.5 mm
Found at UV light near Santee Lakes

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Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 27 April, 2017 - 11:00pm
Last updated 31 August, 2017 - 10:49am

Moved, Chionodes
Moved from Twirler Moths and kin.
… Aaron Hunt, 31 August, 2017 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

Chionodes
Looks similar to a specimen of yours you left at genus, and the light head and thorax look like a few species we have examples of from AZ and TX.
… Aaron Hunt, 6 May, 2017 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

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