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Unidentified micro moth - Gelechia lynceella

Unidentified micro moth - Gelechia lynceella
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
June 14, 2009
Size: 9 mm long
2119 Chionodes thoraceochrella ?

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Unidentified micro moth - Gelechia lynceella Unidentified micro moth - Gelechia lynceella

Moved
Moved from Gelechiinae.

Moved to Gelechiinae
Moved from Gelechiini.

Sorry for the additional move. I'm sure this is in Gelechiini but I don't think anyone will ever see it at the tribe level so I'm moving it up to subfamily.

Moved to Gelechiini
Moved from Moths.

I don't think it's Chionodes thoraceochrella but it looks close. Take a look at images here and here for other possibilities.

 
1946 Gelechia lynceella ?
Looks very much like Gelechia lynceella based on images at BOLD systems - http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=52207.
However, it is also listed as a western species at some other websites including MPG, and so its true identity, thought one step closer, is still a mistery at this point to me.
Thanks.

 
1946 - Gelechia lynceella
Looks like a good match. It is not listed as "western" at MPG. We happen only to show a western specimen. But even if it was marked as W for western that would not disqualify your moth. The distribution of micros is so inadequately known that almost anyone can add new localities for micro species. But look at the map at the bottom of the BOLD page showing localities for specimens in their database. They are shown from southern Ontario (probably very near you) as well as further northeast in the Toronto-Ottawa area. We simply can't do much better than this when dealing with photographs. (no rsvp, thanks)

 
Not Bad!
Submit it to MPG. See what they say. See info here if you are unfamiliar with the process.

Keep in mind that without dissection or DNA, the majority of these cryptic micros can cannot be ID'd with great confidence. "Looks like..." is often about as good as it gets.

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