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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pygmy Leafmining Moths (Nepticuloidea) » Nepticulidae » Zimmermannia
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micro moth - Zimmermannia
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

micro moth - Zimmermannia
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 31, 2012
Size: 4mm head to tail

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Contributed by tom murray on 31 May, 2012 - 10:36pm
Last updated 24 April, 2013 - 3:28pm

Moved
Moved from Microcalyptris.
… Charley Eiseman, 24 April, 2013 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

barkminer
I would say an Ectoedemia (Zimmermannia)
… Erik van Nieukerken, 24 April, 2013 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pseudopostega. Terry, we gathered a number of these on a temporary gouping page here in case that helps.
… john and jane balaban, 13 December, 2012 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
That definitely helps! I'll try to have a look at these soon.
… Terry Harrison, 14 December, 2012 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

Microcalyptris
The flared "eye cap" at the base of the antenna usually spells either Nepticulidae or Opostegidae, which are related families. This moth is a nepticulid of the genus Microcalyptris; I don't know which species it is.
… Terry Harrison, 13 December, 2012 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

You have quite a few that look like this.
Wish we knew whether those flared antennal bases were diagnostic for the genus or not
698986 695710 etc.
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2012 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

 
After looking more at MPG
it looks like they have at least 3 other genera with the flared antennae bases. Nepticulidae sp., Stigmella sp. and Ectoedemia sp.
… tom murray, 9 November, 2012 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

 
We left a note on an old Pseudopostega
for Terry Harrison to see if there is any new knowledge about this group now. It seems we should be able to place these comfortably someplace in the guide. We just don't yet know where. Hopefully Terry will help.
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2012 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
Looks good, thanks J & J.
… tom murray, 9 November, 2012 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

Related to Pseudopostega?
MPG
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2012 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

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