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Moth for ID - Phereoeca praecox
Copyright © 2013 Mark Dreiling

Moth for ID - Phereoeca praecox
Santee, San Diego County, California, USA
August 27, 2013
Size: Forewing length 5.5 mm
This looks like 390.1 – Phereoeca praecox based on image of pinned specimen at MPG
but I cannot be sure that it is not 390 Phereoeca uterella
Found at UV light near Santee Lakes
Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 28 August, 2013 - 8:12pm
Last updated 10 April, 2014 - 6:10am

Moved
Moved from Household Casebearer Moths.
… Mark Dreiling, 10 April, 2014 - 6:10am

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