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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Fairy Moths and kin (Adeloidea) » Fairy Moths (Adelidae) » Adelinae » Cauchas
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Silver micromoth - Cauchas
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

Silver micromoth - Cauchas
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
May 28, 2008
Size: 4 mm?
Resting on the underside of a leaf; it's scales were VERY reflective, so what looks white is actually a dark, sooty gray. The head was yellow & rounded.
Not the elongated scales extending from the wings, giving them a some-what fuzzy appearance.
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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 8 June, 2008 - 6:39pm
Last updated 12 October, 2015 - 1:01pm

Moved
Moved from Adeloidea.
… Kyhl Austin, 12 October, 2015 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

Antennae Length?
The antennae look about half that of the body. Is that true or are they curled in this image?
… Steve Nanz, 17 October, 2010 - 5:24am login or register to post comments

Moved to Incurvarioidea
Moved from Moths.

Moving to Incurvarioidea for now. I realize I may be wrong.
… Steve Nanz, 16 January, 2010 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

Cauchas?
I wonder if this is a Cauchas sp..
… Steve Nanz, 16 January, 2010 - 3:44pm login or register to post comments

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