Cosmet Moth - Cosmopterix teligera

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.

Moved from Cosmopterix lespedezae.

… Kyhl Austin, 18 December, 2016 - 3:45pm

Moved

Moved from Cosmopterix.

… Kyhl Austin, 9 December, 2016 - 1:14am