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Epermenia albapunctella? - Epermenia
Copyright © 2020 Gary B Walton

Epermenia albapunctella? - Epermenia
Barnum, Carlton County, Minnesota, USA
July 21, 2020
Was on the sheet lighted by the porch light in the early morning and stayed after sunrise.
Contributed by Gary B Walton on 21 July, 2020 - 12:47pm
Last updated 31 December, 2020 - 9:20pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Aaron Hunt, 31 December, 2020 - 9:20pm

Epermenia
I don't know the genus well, but it's unmistakable.
… Aaron Hunt, 20 December, 2020 - 10:29pm

 
Epermenia
It is extremely small and at first I thought it was a speck of dust. Basing my id on this at MPG https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?phylo=520006

The map shows it to be present in MN. Of course it could be another similar looking species.
… Gary B Walton, 21 December, 2020 - 2:56pm

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