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moth - Glyphipterix saurodonta

moth - Glyphipterix saurodonta
Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
September 10, 2017

This is just my opinion, but
This is just my opinion, but I think maybe we shouldn't create new species pages based solely on tentative IDs.

 
Heppner (1985) supports the ID as G. saurodonta
Range, time of year, and wing pattern all fit for G. saurodonta. Known only from females.

 
Most every ID of an image of a microlepidoptera is tentative
Without dissection or DNA you can't be 100% sure. I compared this one with Meyrick's original description and DNA-verified images on BOLD. Tentative ID's are the best we can do here.

Moved tentatively, would be a new species for the guide!
Moved from ID Request.

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