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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Psocodea) » Trogiomorpha » Atropetae » Scaly-winged Barklice (Lepidopsocidae) » Echmepteryx
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Psocodea - Echmepteryx
Copyright © 2019 Masumi Palhof

Psocodea - Echmepteryx
Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA
December 9, 2018
Tiny moth on a maple tree covered in lichens. I took a short video of it: https://youtu.be/1Fgkh5B1Q84

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Contributed by Masumi Palhof on 12 February, 2019 - 12:43pm
Last updated 14 February, 2019 - 9:08pm

Moved
Moved from Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 February, 2019 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

Yes ...
the genus is Echmepteryx but can't get it to species from your images. Love that beautiful lichen background!
… Diane Young, 14 February, 2019 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

I suspect that Yurika's right about the genus. Let's see if the experts agree.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 February, 2019 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

Echmepteryx? (Not an ID)
… Yurika Alexander, 12 February, 2019 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Awesome, thanks! I have never
Awesome, thanks! I have never seen one with wings like that so I assumed it was a tiny moth. I found another psocodea on this tree that same day that was new to me as well
… Masumi Palhof, 12 February, 2019 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

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