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moth - Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
Copyright © 2010 Ilona L.

moth - Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
June 23, 2010
Phyllonorycter sp? -- extremely small moth.

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moth - Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella moth - Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella moth - Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
Contributed by Ilona L. on 3 August, 2010 - 12:27pm
Last updated 4 August, 2011 - 2:43pm

Moved
Moved from Phyllonorycter.
… Ilona L., 4 August, 2011 - 2:43pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Ilona L., 4 August, 2011 - 2:42pm

Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
The fact that the subcostal line is black (rather than golden, or absent, as in similar species) identifies this as Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella, the larva of which is a leaf miner on oak.
… Terry Harrison, 4 August, 2011 - 2:10pm

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