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Acrobasis cirroferella #5684 or maybe angusella #5673? - Acrobasis ostryella

Acrobasis cirroferella #5684 or maybe angusella #5673? - Acrobasis ostryella
Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
May 9, 2009
Based on images on MPG, it appears to me that these two species are difficult to separate using photos. But I think the one I photographed looked a bit more like cirroferella. Would appreciate knowing the distinguishing characteristic(s) which can be used in the field to separate the two--if the one I photographed was either of these.

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Moved from Acrobasis.

5680 - Acrobasis ostryella
Brian Scholtens says: "This is Acrobasis ostryella. The reddish/purple shading and the combination of colors white/black/red near the raised scale ridge are distinctive." (no rsvp, thanks)

 
HOWEVER...
...the larval host plant Eastern Hophornbeam, Ostrya virginiana, does not grow in Okeechobee. According to the Florida Plant Atlas, the range stops well to the north.

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Moved from ID Request.

Sent Off for an Opinion
A. angusella - 5673 is not found in Florida. Looks like Acrobasis cirroferella to me, but let's wait for an opinion from higher authority.

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