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Tiny Black Moth - Scythris fuscicomella
Copyright © 2024 L. Wayne Thompson

Tiny Black Moth - Scythris fuscicomella
Titus, Elmore County, Alabama, USA
August 15, 2024
Size: TL ~8 mm
Possibly Dichomeris nonstrigella? This is the only image I could capture before it flew off. Found in a meadow with tall weeds.
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Contributed by L. Wayne Thompson on 15 August, 2024 - 10:01am
Last updated 22 January, 2025 - 9:34am

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… Steve Morris, 22 January, 2025 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

Scythris fuscicomella
The brown distinctly shaped collar near the head is a great clue. The pictures in Bug Guide are a little different. But google search points to a few guides that have it categorized this way. Good luck.
… photon434, 9 September, 2024 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
I appreciate your input. I'm inclined to think that you are correct.
… L. Wayne Thompson, 9 September, 2024 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

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