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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Clothes Moths (Tineidae) » Tineinae » Tinea » Western Clothes Moth - Hodges#0403 (Tinea occidentella)
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unknown moth - Tinea occidentella
Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

unknown moth - Tinea occidentella
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
November 16, 2008
Size: ~8mm total length.
Came to black light. (live oak/chaparral habitat).
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 20 November, 2008 - 10:40pm
Last updated 8 March, 2014 - 10:42am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… John F. Carr, 3 April, 2009 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

Tineidae - Clothes Moth
Check out images in Tineidae.
… Steve Nanz, 29 December, 2008 - 5:10am login or register to post comments

 
Tinea sp.?
I think this may turn out to be Tinea occidentella. Take a look at the image here.

You should send it to Bob Patterson/MPG.
… Steve Nanz, 30 December, 2008 - 4:08am login or register to post comments

 
You're right Steve
100% match at BOLD to Tinea occidentella.
… Gary McDonald, 3 April, 2009 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Steve
for the possible ID. I sent it to Bob Patterson at MPG a while back, but it hasn't yet been posted to http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Unid07.shtml.
… Gary McDonald, 30 December, 2008 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

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