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Moth with row of spots, plus four fainter ones - Autosticha kyotensis
Copyright © 2009 John Schneider

Moth with row of spots, plus four fainter ones - Autosticha kyotensis
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
April 1, 2009
Size: ~ 1/2 inch
Came to porch light. On most (all?) pictures of Psilocorsis reflexella, the row of dots is closer to the fringe than it is on this moth. But I think maybe that's what it is anyway (the plain form).

Edit: First BG image for this species.
Contributed by John Schneider on 17 April, 2009 - 1:28am
Last updated 22 May, 2017 - 7:58am

Autosticha kyotensis
Determined by Terry Harrison at http://bugguide.net/node/view/671309
… John Schneider, 12 June, 2014 - 11:01pm

Moved
Moved tentatively from Gelechioidea.
… John Schneider, 11 November, 2013 - 7:23pm

Moved to Gelechioidea
Moved from Moths.

I agree that it is similar but not sure how to eliminate members of other families. Take a look at Glyphidoceridae for example.
… Steve Nanz, 9 July, 2010 - 4:13pm

 
yes, good point
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… John Schneider, 16 July, 2011 - 3:16am

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