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Gelechiidae: Unknown Specimen - Isophrictis
Copyright © 2012 Carl Barrentine

Gelechiidae: Unknown Specimen - Isophrictis
Emerado, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
August 3, 2012
Size: Length
Hmmm...this microlep looks like it may be a Gelechiid Moth, but I could be wrong about that. This specimen merits expert attention, I think. Thanks for looking! ;-)

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Gelechiidae: Unknown Specimen - Isophrictis Gelechiidae: Unknown Specimen - Isophrictis
Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 3 August, 2012 - 7:41pm
Last updated 11 April, 2013 - 6:30pm

Re: Isophrictis
Looks similar to , I think. These are about the only Isophrictis images I've seen where the head and palps have the same dark, white-tipped scales as the thorax and forewings.
… John Schneider, 24 October, 2023 - 7:43pm

Moved
Moved from Moths, "The microlep ID is right, it is an Isophrictis sp. You need the specimen in hand to be sure of the species, however, only I. similiella is common in the state. I have singletons of other not very similar species." -- Dr. Gerald Fauske (11 April 2013).
… Carl Barrentine, 11 April, 2013 - 6:30pm

Isophrictis
Definitely a gelechiid, and something in the genus Isophrictis; I don't recognize the species.
… Terry Harrison, 11 April, 2013 - 11:06am

 
Thanks, Terry!
Thank you for looking at these images! I hope to collect examples of our many local microleps this season, so perhaps I'll obtain another example! Thanks for suggesting a genus!!
… Carl Barrentine, 11 April, 2013 - 11:23am

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