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Eriocraniid ex Quercus ilicifolia - Eriocraniella platyptera
Copyright © 2014 Charley Eiseman

Eriocraniid ex Quercus ilicifolia - Eriocraniella platyptera
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
March 27, 2014
Size: 4.5 mm
I was expecting this to be Dyseriocrania griseocapitella, but it's purple with gold spots instead of gold with purple spots. I didn't think there were any other oak feeders around here.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 27 March, 2014 - 10:47pm
Last updated 21 January, 2015 - 6:51pm

Moved
Moved from Eriocraniella.
ID confirmed by Jean-François Landry; specimen in the Canadian National Collection.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 January, 2015 - 6:51pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 April, 2014 - 2:50pm

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