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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Stenomatinae » Antaeotricha » Pale Gray Bird-dropping Moth - Hodges#1014 (Antaeotricha leucillana)
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Pale Gray Bird-dropping Moth - Antaeotricha leucillana
Copyright © 2011 Ilona L.

Pale Gray Bird-dropping Moth - Antaeotricha leucillana
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 25, 2011
Size: ~10mm

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 26 July, 2011 - 2:26pm
Last updated 7 November, 2013 - 11:28pm

Moved
Moved from Antaeotricha.

Thanks, Ilona! I did not notice the grids.
… Maury J. Heiman, 26 July, 2011 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID. I find th
Thanks for the ID. I find that using the grid as a background has helped me very much in getting the measurements of various insects. Estimating the size isn't always easy. I'm sometimes surprised at what I "remember" as the size and what the actual size really is.
… Ilona L., 26 July, 2011 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Update: considering size Antaeotricha leucillana - #1014
Moved from Schlaeger's Fruitworm Moth.

considering size and lesser dark markings this could be Antaeotricha leucillana - Hodges #1014.
How accurate were your measurements?
Best to leave at genus level for now.
Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 26 July, 2011 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

 
moth measurement
The squares on the paper behind the moth are 5mm so the moth measures just under 10mm in length.
… Ilona L., 26 July, 2011 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Antaeotricha schlaegeri - Hodges#1011
Moved from Moths.

Nice photo!
… Maury J. Heiman, 26 July, 2011 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

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