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Cosmopterix teligera - Hodges#1487 (Cosmopterix teligera)
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Copyright © 2012
Robert Lord Zimlich
Cosmet Moth -
Cosmopterix teligera
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
May 12, 2012
Size: 4-5mm
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 13 May, 2012 - 2:21pm
Last updated 18 December, 2016 - 4:43pm
Antennae pattern points to teligera actually
Here is what Koster says:
teligera
(apex-base): 8 white, 10 brown, 2 white, 2 brown, 2-3 white, 6 brown, then brown-white mixture for rest.
lespedezae
(apex-base): 8 white, 10 brown, 2 white, 2 brown, 4 white, 7 brown, then brown-white mixture for rest.
So the third white section from the apex is larger in
lespedezae
than in
teligera
.
Of course, this is all tentative. I don't know how reliable this trait is, but it's the best I have to work with. Dissection would be the only foolproof way.
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Cosmopterix lespedezae
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Kyhl Austin
, 18 December, 2016 - 3:45pm
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