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Pelochrista similiana - Hodges#3116.1 - Pelochrista similiana
Copyright © 2011 Nancy Kent

Pelochrista similiana - Hodges#3116.1 - Pelochrista similiana
Wildwood Park; Radford, Virginia, USA
September 19, 2011
Size: 5 mm?
Is this a moth? If so, what kind, please? If not, what is it?
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Contributed by Nancy Kent on 19 September, 2011 - 8:50pm
Last updated 26 September, 2018 - 7:20pm

Moved to Pelochrista similiana
Moved from Pelochrista.

Tentative ID based on info from Wright (2011) (1).

I replaced your image with a cropped version. Please let me know if you want to original back.
… Steve Nanz, 23 October, 2015 - 3:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Steve!
When I posted this image in 2011, I did not do realize just how close the crop needed to be.
… Nancy Kent, 23 October, 2015 - 6:27am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eucosma.

Species this resembles were transferred to Pelochrista by Gilligan & Wright (2013) (1)
… Steve Nanz, 21 October, 2015 - 6:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Jason J. Dombroskie, 26 October, 2011 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
Jason, I appreciate that ID!
… Nancy Kent, 27 October, 2011 - 7:05am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 15 October, 2011 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

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