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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae) » Gracillariinae » Caloptilia » Caloptilia nondeterminata - Hodges#0616 (Caloptilia nondeterminata)
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Caloptilia nondeterminata (T) - Caloptilia nondeterminata
Copyright © 2017 Joseph V Higbee

Caloptilia nondeterminata (T) - Caloptilia nondeterminata
Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington, USA
May 3, 2017
Size: 7mm
The only match in the guide would be Caloptilia invariabilis - Hodges#0609. Normally an eastern species.
The more local Caloptilia alnicolella - Hodges#0586 has lighter colored feathering on legs and blotchier wing.
The C. invariabilis larvae feed on prunus, a number of which are within 30' of this blacklight screen.
The C.alnicolella larvae feed on alder, none of which are within several hundred feet of here.
See comments below other image. Marked (T) for tentative.

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Contributed by Joseph V Higbee on 4 May, 2017 - 11:30am
Last updated 5 May, 2017 - 5:03pm

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