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Melanocinclis lineigera - Hodges#1503 (Melanocinclis lineigera)
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Copyright © 2010
Robert Lord Zimlich
Cosmet Moth - Hodges #1503 -
Melanocinclis lineigera
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
October 4, 2010
Size: ~5mm
Closest I've found are
Coleotechnites atrupictella
and
Prolita jubata
. While both look similar, neither really looks right. Thanks for any suggestions
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 5 October, 2010 - 12:45pm
Last updated 6 August, 2015 - 10:43pm
Moved
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Maury J. Heiman
, 18 May, 2014 - 1:15am
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Melanocinclis lineigera
This looks to be
Melanocinclis lineigera
(Cosmopterigidae).
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Terry Harrison
, 16 May, 2014 - 4:00pm
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 18 October, 2013 - 9:36am
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Likely Coleotechnites albicos
Likely Coleotechnites albicostata. You need to get a side view shot to be able to ID most of the tall profile Gelechioids.
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Ken Childs
, 19 September, 2013 - 3:39pm
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