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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae) » Gracillariinae » Caloptilia
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7mm Moth - Caloptilia
Copyright © 2012 Arthur Scott Macmillan

7mm Moth - Caloptilia
Soquel, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
April 3, 2012
Size: 7mm
Long-legged gelechioidea?
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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 14 April, 2012 - 2:05am
Last updated 9 December, 2013 - 9:43pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf Blotch Miner Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 9 December, 2013 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Gracillarioidea.
Certainly not a Bucculatrix, which is the only thing in Gracillarioidea outside of Gracillariidae.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 April, 2012 - 11:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Charley!
That narrows it down quite a bit!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 18 April, 2012 - 2:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 17 April, 2012 - 11:42pm login or register to post comments

Gracillarioidea actually
Maybe a Caloptilia sp.
… Chris Mallory, 14 April, 2012 - 3:45am login or register to post comments

 
Ah, Gracillarioidea!
I was about to say maybe Chrysauginae? Well, moths are pretty tricky!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 17 April, 2012 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

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