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Photo#27843
Oecophorid Moth? - Chrysoclista villella

Oecophorid Moth? - Chrysoclista villella
Anaconda, Deerlodge County, Montana, USA
July 29, 2005

Moved
Moved from Linnaeus's Spangle-wing.
Thanks Terry.

Chrysoclista
The broad blackish margin in the anterior part of the forewing, between the wing base and the first metallic spot, identifies this moth as one of two similar Chrysoclista species that occur in the Northwest, C. villella and C. cambiella. According to Koster's 2002 revision (Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 145: 103-114), the forewing of C. villella has a small tuft of raised scales associated with the first dorsal spot, the metallic spots are silver, and the blackish-brown costal and dorsal edges touch before mid-length on the wing, whereas C. cambiella has a large raised tuft, the metallic spots are golden, and the dark edges do not touch. Based on that, I would call this moth C. villella.

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