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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Stenomatinae » Rectiostoma » Yellow-vested Moth  - Hodges#1026 (Rectiostoma xanthobasis)
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Small colorful moth - Rectiostoma xanthobasis
Copyright © 2006 Mark Dreiling

Small colorful moth - Rectiostoma xanthobasis
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
May 28, 2006
Size: About 3/8 inch length
Found on lighted sheet used to attract moths for photography.
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Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 8 June, 2006 - 10:08pm
Last updated 5 September, 2006 - 12:39am

genus and species pages moved
from Oecophoridae to Elachistidae: Stenomatinae as per the classification at All-Leps
… Robin McLeod, 5 September, 2006 - 12:44am login or register to post comments

Moved
to guide page.
… Jim McClarin, 9 June, 2006 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

1026 - Rectiostoma [Setiostoma] xanthobasis
... The best photo I can find is David Smith's pic on John Snyder's website.
… Bob Patterson, 9 June, 2006 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

Very nice image.
I hope someone is able to ID it.
… Jim McClarin, 9 June, 2006 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

There's a similar one
not yet identified at
… john and jane balaban, 8 June, 2006 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks the same to me
I only estimated its length. It could easily have been 6.5 mm. Also, I was using a broad diffuser on an external flash which may have emphasised irridescence. Too bad it is not larger.
… Mark Dreiling, 9 June, 2006 - 4:23am login or register to post comments

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