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Phycitini - possibly Caudellia nigrella or Ephestia kuehniella? - Caudellia nigrella
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Phycitini - possibly Caudellia nigrella or Ephestia kuehniella? - Caudellia nigrella
Tubac, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
March 5, 2021

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Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 7 March, 2021 - 8:59am
Last updated 19 March, 2022 - 3:26pm

Moved
Moved from Phycitini. See MONA Fascicle 15-3. Until I saw your moth, I was wondering how it could be deemed that C. nigrella superficially resembles Moodna ostrinella. The C. nigrella that I found in Texas only has hints of brown.
… Steve Morris, 19 March, 2022 - 3:26pm

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