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Coleotechnites quercivorella
Copyright © 2008 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Coleotechnites quercivorella
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 29, 2008
Size: 1/4 inch maybe
Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 11 June, 2008 - 1:08pm
Last updated 31 October, 2012 - 5:42pm

Moved
Moved from Scardia anatomella.
… John R. Maxwell, 11 December, 2010 - 3:16pm

Gelechiidae
This is something in Coleotechnites, most likely C. quercivorella, a common species in the eastern USA; see here.
… Terry Harrison, 7 December, 2010 - 10:09am

 
Yes
Much better. Thanks for the correction.
… Jason D. Roberts, 7 December, 2010 - 11:35am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 17 August, 2008 - 9:59pm

Scardia
Tough to tell from this angle, but it might be a Scardia anatomella.
… Jason D. Roberts, 17 August, 2008 - 1:58pm

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