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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Gelechiini » Chionodes » Black-smudged Chionodes - Hodges#2093 (Chionodes mediofuscella)
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22aug2012-lep4 - Chionodes mediofuscella
Copyright © 2012 Steve Pelikan

22aug2012-lep4 - Chionodes mediofuscella
Cincinnati, Tanglewood Lane, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
August 22, 2012
Size: 1 cm long
Gelechiid near Chionodes?

August for Ohio
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Contributed by Steve Pelikan on 25 August, 2012 - 5:34pm
Last updated 25 August, 2012 - 8:27pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Steve Pelikan, 25 August, 2012 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

i'd say so
compare with Black-smudged Chionodes Moth – Chionodes mediofuscella - Hodges #2093 - Covell's guide reports this species to be common in your area March through September, larva feed on seeds of great ragweed
… Marcia Morris, 25 August, 2012 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
so much, Marcia! I'm convinced your right and am so happy not to still be perplexed by this guy!
… Steve Pelikan, 25 August, 2012 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

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