Small moth - Crocidosema plebejana-of-authors

Moved, Crocidosema plebejana

… Aaron Hunt, 12 December, 2020 - 12:30am

Moved

… Jason J. Dombroskie, 1 December, 2012 - 6:34pm

Good match: 3274

3274 – Crocidosema plebejana – Cotton Tipworm Moth

Appears to be a coastal moth, and many times, coastal moths show up in the Houston area, including where this image was taken.

http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3274

… jross12, 13 December, 2012 - 7:28pm

Eucosmini = Eucosma sp?

I looked through the Eucosma's 30xx-31xx, but none looked like this one. It seems to be in some other area (like maybe 27xx or 32xx).

… jross12, 1 December, 2012 - 10:41pm

Looks a bit like the entries for #3252.1

http://bugguide.net/node/view/677511

… jross12, 2 December, 2012 - 10:22pm

Eucosmini is the tribe that E

Eucosmini is the tribe that Eucosma and a large number of other genera reside in. It is a very speciose group and for many of them I will only give solid IDs if they are dissected. Your suggestion seems likely though, and I would treat P. sepia as a tentative ID.

… Jason J. Dombroskie, 3 December, 2012 - 6:00am

Sounds good

Thanks for the clarification of Eucosma. I now see how it groups a range of moths. And I agree about the "tentative" ID. It looks close, but not close enough for the high level of confidence needed for a true positive ID. I'll keep scouring MPG as time allows, and if I see something better, I'll post an update.

… jross12, 3 December, 2012 - 12:11pm