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#1453 - Mompha rufocristatella? - Walshia

20 miles southwet of Llano, Llano County, Texas, USA
April 11, 2018
Size: Tiny

This seems to be a Mompha, though I haven't found an exact match. #1453 - Mompha rufocristatella is similar as seen here:

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#1453 - Mompha rufocristatella? - Walshia

#1453 - Mompha rufocristatella? - Walshia

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Contributed by Hal Livings on 8 June, 2018 - 6:46am
Last updated 11 June, 2018 - 10:01pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Kyhl Austin, 11 June, 2018 - 10:01pm

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Walshia

This is a species of Walshia (Cosmopterigidae), I don't know which one.

… Terry Harrison, 8 June, 2018 - 9:36am

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Thanks Terry. I'll study tho

Thanks Terry. I'll study those

… Hal Livings, 8 June, 2018 - 10:34am

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I looked at the Walshia Genus

I looked at the Walshia Genus. The only Walshia reported in Texas (by SCAN) is #1615 – Walshia miscecolorella. BugGuide has only one image of W. miscecoloria, which has a similar pattern to mine (dark around the head, lighter further out the wing, some red). There is a Mark Drilling photo on the MPG species page which is patterned like mine, but darker in color. I'm inclined to go with #1615 – Walshia miscecolorella for this one

… Hal Livings, 8 June, 2018 - 10:52am

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I see them, but have just put all of them in a Genus file. Mine are usually considerably darker than this one, but I do have two that might be similar in the proportion of the markings but the thorax area is darker.

… A. Hendrickson, 8 June, 2018 - 11:07am

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Thanks Ann. I'll watch for m

Thanks Ann. I'll watch for more of them

… Hal Livings, 8 June, 2018 - 12:32pm

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