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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Cosmet Moths (Cosmopterigidae) » Cosmopteriginae » Cosmopterix » Cosmopterix bacata - Hodges#1491 (Cosmopterix bacata)
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COSMOPTERIX CLEMENSELLA ??? - Cosmopterix bacata
Copyright © 2009 Carol Wolf

COSMOPTERIX CLEMENSELLA ??? - Cosmopterix bacata
Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
October 26, 2009
I am unsure of this ID. I had trouble finding it on BG so looked at Machele White's site on MPG and found this. It looks like it but I am unsure. Thanks so much for looking and helping.
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Contributed by Carol Wolf on 20 December, 2009 - 5:13pm
Last updated 17 December, 2016 - 3:40pm

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… Kyhl Austin, 17 December, 2016 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

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… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 21 December, 2009 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

Genus looks good to me,
but don't know if a species-level ID is possible. Your specimen looks a great deal like the one below, which has not been identified beyond the genus level.



Perhaps one of our resident moth experts will have more to say.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 December, 2009 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Genus
Thanks so much for your reply. At least I can be sure of the genus and maybe someone will know the species. Carol
… Carol Wolf, 20 December, 2009 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Photography tip
I've seen Bob Patterson comment a few times that for micro-moths with curved/rolled wings like this, it's important to get a clear side view.
… Charley Eiseman, 20 December, 2009 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Photography
Thank you so much for your information. I am very new to moths and just starting to photograph them and learning as I go. Next time I will pay more attention to details and realize I have to take photos from several angles. These little ones are a challenge. I think a tripod would help as well. Hope I find his one again. Carol
… Carol Wolf, 20 December, 2009 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

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