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Small black moth
Copyright © 2009 Natalie McNear

Small black moth
Marin County, California, USA
September 23, 2009
Size: 5 mm length
Small, black moth with a yellowish head... Attracted to a blacklight.
Contributed by Natalie McNear on 24 September, 2009 - 12:21am
Last updated 12 June, 2014 - 2:32pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Chris Grinter, 12 June, 2014 - 2:32pm

Prodoxus aenescens?
Not an ID, just a guess. Image at ClaPhotos here.
… Steve Nanz, 16 July, 2011 - 6:24am

 
Disregard
I think that was a bad guess. I think it's something in Yponomeutidae but that might just be another bad guess.
… Steve Nanz, 26 March, 2013 - 3:31pm

 
Some tineids are similar
but maybe only superficially.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 November, 2013 - 8:09pm

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