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Moth - White with Brown - Prays fraxinella
Copyright © 2009 Mardon Erbland

Moth - White with Brown - Prays fraxinella
47.57070N 52.70687W (WGS84), St. John's, Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
July 30, 2009
Size: 7mm head 2 folded wingtip
Found sitting on this leaf mid-afternoon. Several similar looking moths were in the same general area.

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Contributed by Mardon Erbland on 30 July, 2009 - 6:37pm
Last updated 15 March, 2014 - 8:04am

Moved
Moved from Gelechioidea.
Given that the species has been confirmed in North America, I think this is a reasonable place for these photos.
Edit: ID confirmed by Terry Harrison.
… Charley Eiseman, 15 March, 2014 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

Moved to Gelechioidea
Moved from Moths.

Still leaning toward Elachistidae but I just checked all the images at BOLD for Elachista and came up empty. Not all together sure Incurvarioidea can be eliminated.
… Steve Nanz, 16 July, 2011 - 5:07am login or register to post comments

Elachistidae?
Looks like something in or close to Elachista but I am very unsure I even have the right family.
… Steve Nanz, 4 December, 2010 - 7:14am login or register to post comments

bird dropping mimic
It seems like it would be easy to figure out, but I couldn't find a match from some quick browsing.
… Lynette Elliott, 30 October, 2010 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

 
European Ash Bud moth Prays fraxinella
I received an email today from Steven Whitebread saying "This specimen appears to be the European Ash Bud moth Prays fraxinella." I looked up images of that species on other websites and it sure does look like it to me. What do you think?
… Mardon Erbland, 14 March, 2014 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

 
Could Be
Well that's too bad if true. It should be reported but I don't know how that is done in Canada. Check out this article here on invasive species from British Columbia where they found this species and identification was supported by DNA barcoding.
… Steve Nanz, 15 March, 2014 - 4:15am login or register to post comments

 
That paper (cited on the guide page)...
actually notes that Prays fraxinella was reared from ash in Newfoundland in 1975. So this is not a new arrival.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 March, 2015 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 August, 2009 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

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