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Olethreutinae from Ragweed - Paralobesia

Olethreutinae from Ragweed - Paralobesia
Iowa, USA
April 24, 2021
Size: 6- mm, head to wing tips
August 25, 2020: along the gravel road at the base of Red Oak Prairie, Allamakee County, Iowa, collected flowers of Giant Ragweed, Ambrosia trifida, in an attempt to find larvae of the Ragweed Schinia Moth, Schinia rivulosa,

Later, looking close, found a few moth larvae, a couple died, at least one lived

Over time Giant ragweed flowers were spent so collected flowers of Common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, as food but collected at a different location, 100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa. I may have inadvertently introduced more larvae to the rearing container (although I did check the flowers before adding)

April 24, 2021: moth emerged

If someone can ID this moth, there might be larval photos on BG such that I can determine which collected larva goes with this moth.
Thank you.

Moved
Moved from Olethreutinae.

Paralobesia
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