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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Autostichidae
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Small Moth
Copyright © 2011 Pete Williams

Small Moth
Five miles east of Gulf Breeze, FL, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
July 4, 2011
Size: About 8mm length
I have seen a number of these moths at my light in the past few nights. The image looks similar to Machimia tentoriferella - Gold-striped Leaftier - Hodges#0951 but according it's Bugguide page it's range is not this far south and it's not a good enough match to convince me of that ID. Thanks for any help.
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Contributed by Pete Williams on 5 July, 2011 - 3:46pm
Last updated 20 April, 2016 - 8:24pm

Moved
Moved from Glyphidocera.
… Kyhl Austin, 20 April, 2016 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

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… Steve Nanz, 25 September, 2014 - 4:48am login or register to post comments

Gelechioidea
I don't know what this is and I don't think it is identifiable. Several families in Gelechioidea contain similar species. See comments here. A better view of the head would help. If I had to guess, Autosticha kyotensis seems the most reasonable.
… Steve Nanz, 25 September, 2014 - 4:38am login or register to post comments

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… Jason D. Roberts, 9 July, 2011 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

Small Moth
I have done a little more searching and maybe Glyphidocera septentrionella is a possibility. Pete Williams
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