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Which moth is this? - Phyllonorycter platani

Which moth is this? - Phyllonorycter platani
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
March 20, 2014
Sorry for the pics. On Sycamore drinking unknown liquid on leaf. Frass as needed.

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Which moth is this? - Phyllonorycter platani Which moth is this? - Phyllonorycter platani

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
Yes, the two were synonymized by Deschka (see guide page). I have a bunch of reared specimens from California and I'll be sending one to the Netherlands in the near future to see how the DNA compares with European specimens.

 
Thanks
Thanks, Charley and Maury, for bringing my ID nomenclaturally up to date. Charley, it's good that you will be sending a California specimen to Europe, toward an end of our getting this figured out.

Phyllonorycter
This is definitely a species of Phyllonorycter (Gracillariidae); it looks to be a pretty good match for P. felinelle, as seen here.

 
Phyllonorycter platani
Is P. felinelle considered a synonym of P. platani. I have no notes handy.

 
That's it!
Thank you :)

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