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Brown banded micromoth - Asaphocrita busckiella-complex
Copyright © 2008 Jonas Insinga

Brown banded micromoth - Asaphocrita busckiella-complex
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
May 19, 2008
Size: 5-6 mm
It's actually sitting on a painted wood splinter of a white wooden fence lining the campus's horse pens.
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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 8 June, 2008 - 6:45pm
Last updated 25 December, 2021 - 12:56am

Moved
Moved from Blastobasis.
… Aaron Hunt, 25 December, 2021 - 12:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 24 January, 2010 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

Seems similar to the Mediterr
Seems similar to the Mediterranean Flour Moth (Anagasta kuehniella) shown in the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America.
… Jonas Insinga, 23 October, 2008 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

 
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I don't have mine handy (at work), but also have a look at or near Blastobasis glandulella (Acorn Moth - Hodges#1162). I'm not sure, but it may be worth a peek.
… John R. Maxwell, 23 October, 2008 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

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