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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Clothes Moths (Tineidae) » Tineidae - n. sp. 1
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Copyright © 2010 Steve Scott

Second image
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
June 17, 2010
I couldn't catch a lateral image before this one flew away but it looks very similar to Mark's image that matches an unidentified Tineidae species from the Mississippi Entomological Museum in MPG's pinned series.
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 17 August, 2010 - 6:32pm
Last updated 15 December, 2013 - 10:51am

Moved
Moved from Clothes Moths.
… Chris Mallory, 15 December, 2013 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

That's It!
I got one a couple of weeks ago and contacted Don Davis at the USNM about it. The moth has been known as an undescribed species for more than 20 years. There is a problem as to where it should be placed taxonomically. It represents a new genus and species whether it ends up in Tineidae or possibly in Yponomeutidae. Terry Harrison is betting on Tineidae based on his examination of male and female genitalia. The moth is a bit of an oddball when the palps and wing size/shape are considered. Widespread in the east but not often collected. For now, I'm going to show the moth at MPG as 0434.96 - Tineidae n. sp. (no rsvp, thanks)
… Bob Patterson, 18 August, 2010 - 2:13am login or register to post comments

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