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Mompha murtfeldtella - Hodges#1448 for May - Mompha albocapitella
Copyright © 2014 Royal M. Tyler, Jr.

Mompha murtfeldtella - Hodges#1448 for May - Mompha albocapitella
~ 6 miles E of Vivian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 1, 2014
I believe this to be a light colored specimen of Mompha murtfeldtella - Hodges#1448. I have been seeing a lot of this species in April.
Contributed by Royal M. Tyler, Jr. on 1 May, 2014 - 8:56pm

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