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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Metalmark Moths (Choreutoidea) » Metalmark Moths (Choreutidae) » Choreutinae » Tebenna » Everlasting Tebenna Moth - Hodges#2647 (Tebenna gnaphaliella)
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Sparkle coat - Tebenna gnaphaliella
Copyright © 2020 Howard Kistler

Sparkle coat - Tebenna gnaphaliella
Dutch Gap Park, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
May 13, 2017
Unusual small insect, not even sure where to start categorising it from. Brilliant spots of reflected light on the wings.
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Contributed by Howard Kistler on 27 July, 2020 - 12:26pm
Last updated 3 August, 2020 - 6:46pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

The image should be re-cropped, much closer to the moth. You can edit and replace your images at any time.
… Bob Biagi, 3 August, 2020 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Done
Thanks for the ID, and I've replaced the image with one closer. Unfortunately that's as much resolution as I have for this specimen. I'll try to be sure to check the stage-of-life box when appropriate, too.
… Howard Kistler, 3 August, 2020 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

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… Bob Biagi, 3 August, 2020 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Tebenna gnaphaliella?
Hey Howard,

Thanks for the comment at https://bugguide.net/node/view/1868842! Your specimen has slightly more ochre-ish wing roots and seems to have stippling in the light band between the ochre and the rear 2/3rds of the forewing, which makes me wonder if it might be Tebenna gnaphaliella: check out the examples at http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?phylo=580024
… Paul De Ley, 3 August, 2020 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Could be!
Thanks Paul, that does look like a good candidate. These Tebenna moths certainly pack a lot of detail and beauty into a small size!
… Howard Kistler, 3 August, 2020 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

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