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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pygmy Leafmining Moths (Nepticuloidea) » Nepticulidae » Zimmermannia » Zimmermannia grandisella - Hodges#0109 (Zimmermannia grandisella)
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Acalyptris - Zimmermannia grandisella - male
Copyright © 2018 James F. Steffen

Acalyptris - Zimmermannia grandisella - Male
Glencoe , Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 17, 2017
Size: 8 mm wingspan
Moth genitalia.

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Contributed by James F. Steffen on 22 May, 2018 - 5:30am
Last updated 25 February, 2024 - 1:31pm

Moved
Moved from Zimmermannia.
… Charley Eiseman, 30 May, 2018 - 8:03am login or register to post comments

Zimmermannia
This is a Zimmermannia, not an Acalyptris. Most likely Z. grandisella (=acanthella), but the phallus is not in the best position to judge.
… Erik van Nieukerken, 23 May, 2018 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Zimmermannia Phallus
Hi:

I took two additional pictures of the phallus, one from the reverse side of the slide to see if this might help further with the ID.

Jim
… James F. Steffen, 29 May, 2018 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

 
grandisella confirmed
Thanks Jim, this indeed confirms my suspicion that it is Z. grandisella. Just one pair of ventral carinal appendages and one large pointed cornutus. Other Z. species have more elaborate appendages, including dorsal hand-shaped ones.
… Erik van Nieukerken, 30 May, 2018 - 7:07am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 May, 2018 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

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