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Unidentified species 1

Gelechiidae? Moth Moth White and brown narrow moth gold antennae White and brown narrow moth gold antennae Unknown Blastobasid moth Blastobasid
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Blastobasidae (Scavenger Moths)
Subfamily Blastobasinae (Scavenger Moths)
No Taxon Unidentified species 1
See Also
BOLD:AAG8586 and BOLD:ADP3557 - The only Nearctic blastobasids represented on BOLD bearing any resemblance to this species. Both are western and likely unrelated.
Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 4 October, 2020 - 2:51am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 9 January, 2022 - 3:35am

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