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Tiny moth on dead fern frond.. - Tebenna onustana
Copyright © 2021 James Reben

Tiny moth on dead fern frond.. - Tebenna onustana
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, USA
September 16, 2021
adjacent to vernal pool in patch of fern..
Contributed by James Reben on 16 September, 2021 - 5:34pm
Last updated 30 January, 2023 - 7:55pm

Moved, Tebenna onustana
Moved from Tebenna.
… Aaron Hunt, 30 January, 2023 - 7:55pm

 
ID
Thank you
… James Reben, 30 January, 2023 - 9:51pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… James Reben, 16 September, 2021 - 9:41pm

Maybe Tebenna?

but we don't know how to tell the species apart, sorry.
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2021 - 6:56pm

 
Tebenna onustana
Is my gut reaction between those 2...thanks a lot.

I think the broad white stripe might be a factor?
… James Reben, 16 September, 2021 - 9:36pm

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