Fyn,

Thanks for the suggestion, but with respect, I'm not convinced. Here are a few points to consider: (1) This moth is not too worn; the close flash has created substantial glare but there are no obvious signs of wear on key areas like the collar or the terminal fringe; (2) the postmedian dark spot in Machimia t. is most often a short dark dash or two dots rather than the single dot as in my critter; (3) the subterminal arc of dark spots in Machimia is about midway between the dark dash and the outer margin of the wing, whereas in my critter this band is faint and substantially closer to the outer margin; and finally (4) in all available images, Machimia shows a dark spot at the rear edge of the collar just in front of the base of the wings--absent in my moth. I photographed another individual of whatever this is at the same location on Oct. 1, 2012, and it's essentially identical in all respects.

As with my suggested ID of D. sordidella, Machimia tentoriferella is not known to occur in Texas with the exception of the single highly edited and thumbnail-sized image by G. Daugherty in 2006. The species is not listed by Knudson & Bordelon on *the* Checklist for Texas. I'll move my image back to Gelechioidea until we get more information or opinions. Your review is much appreciated, nonetheless.