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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Odontiinae » Odontiini » Microtheoris » Yellow-veined Moth - Hodges#4796 (Microtheoris ophionalis)
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Microtheoris ophionalis
Copyright © 2006 bnuts40

Microtheoris ophionalis
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Size: 4-5 mm length
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Contributed by bnuts40 on 12 August, 2006 - 7:57am
Last updated 21 March, 2007 - 10:23pm

Moved
Moved from Pyralid Moths.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 March, 2007 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

How big was this moth? There
How big was this moth? There is a real tiny guy in your area that looks like this called Microtheoris ophionalis Hodges# 4796
… Dennis Profant, 12 August, 2006 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

 
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These vary from 4-5 mm length. They seem to appear in "maturing cycles". For about 2 weeks at a time there'll be dozens under my porch light. I think the ID is good comparing to the specimen at MPG here. The overall tint is slightly different but the general color and markings seem to match.
… bnuts40, 12 August, 2006 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

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