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NJ Caloptilia violacella - Caloptilia

NJ Caloptilia violacella - Caloptilia
Highland Park, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
June 12, 2008
Size: 6.5 mm
one from NJ for the database

Moved
Moved from Gracillariinae.

Moved

You sure?
It doesn't look right (to me).

 
I'm not sure of anything :-)
That said, I think I combed through the MPG spread specimen plates, & it was the only one that seemed to match. But I moved it to subfamily level for now. What features were you looking at?

Best,
-Anita

 
Not an expert
but the others all had a two-tone wing (half brown and half cream colored) and a black spot, this one doesn't seem to have either. I think the genus may be right.

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