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Micro moth - Neoheliodines cliffordi
Copyright © 2020 Christine

Micro moth - Neoheliodines cliffordi
Naperville, Dupage County, Illinois, USA
August 20, 2020
Size: 2-3mm maybe
Found late afternoon in an overgrown area along the BNSF train tracks behind a strip mall where I was getting my car repaired.

The antennae tips are light-colored; you can see that better in the other images I have that were blurrier. Wish I had gotten some better, more clear images, but my car was ready!
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Contributed by Christine Carrington on 24 August, 2020 - 4:24pm
Last updated 26 August, 2020 - 1:55pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 26 August, 2020 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

 
hmmm...
much appreciate the ID, but the size for N. cliffordi doesn't seem to match this one. the smaller ones, however, are found in southern states.
… Christine Carrington, 26 August, 2020 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
The FW length should be close to 4mm, but there may be a variance and most people don't measure things exactly.
… Bob Biagi, 26 August, 2020 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

 
You're right - I definitely e
You're right - I definitely eyeball it (to be fair, I collect marbles and can measure those by eye). My specimen could have been closer to 4mm than the '2-3' I guesstimated. The bg info page for N. cliffordi says 7-8mm which mine definitely was not.

If the thumb you posted is ID'd correctly, then maybe the bg info is off?
… Christine Carrington, 26 August, 2020 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

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