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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Momphid Moths (Momphidae) » Momphinae » Mompha » Mompha terminella - Hodges#1456 (Mompha terminella)
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small skinny orange, black and silver moth - Mompha terminella
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small skinny orange, black and silver moth - Mompha terminella
Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
May 25, 2020
I wonder if this might be a sun moth in the genus Neoheliodines?

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small skinny orange, black and silver moth - Mompha terminella small skinny orange, black and silver moth - Mompha terminella
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Contributed by Larry Reis on 4 April, 2021 - 7:32am
Last updated 5 April, 2021 - 10:45am

Moved, Mompha terminella
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. This color pattern has arisen several times in micromoths.
… Aaron Hunt, 5 April, 2021 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

 
Mompha terminella
Thanks so much for nailing down the identity of this little moth as being Mompha terminella, Aaron! Yes, I was amazed to see several similar moths with nearly identical color patterns to my untrained eye as I checked BugGuide for possible matches. It's nice to see Iowa is now added on BugGuide's Mompha terminella distribution map.
… Larry Reis, 5 April, 2021 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

Wonder if it might be something near
Mompha terminella instead
… john and jane balaban, 4 April, 2021 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

 
Mompha terminella
Yes, you were right on with the call that this moth might be Mompha terminella! Thanks so much for your help!
… Larry Reis, 5 April, 2021 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Mompha terminella
Thanks for taking a look at this moth and comparing it with Mompha terminella. They do look like a possible match, for sure. I'm not expert enough to determine if my moth is M. terminella though, especially since that species has not been reported to BugGuide from Iowa before.
… Larry Reis, 5 April, 2021 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

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