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Moth ~3.4mm - Chrysoesthia
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Moth ~3.4mm - Chrysoesthia
Tesuque, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
May 14, 2020
Size: ~3.4mm
Chrysoesthia?
Contributed by Eric Shultz on 26 February, 2021 - 7:54am
Last updated 26 February, 2021 - 12:45pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. This may be an undescribed species
… Aaron Hunt, 26 February, 2021 - 12:45pm

 
Thanks
for genus confirmation and placement!
… Eric Shultz, 26 February, 2021 - 1:09pm

are you thinking this one?
… john and jane balaban, 26 February, 2021 - 9:19am

 
Yes!
That one seems very similar in most respects to the one in my photo, though neither matches well with the congeners identified to species. Thoughts?
… Eric Shultz, 26 February, 2021 - 10:30am

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