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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Anomologinae » Aristotelia » Aristotelia elegantella - Hodges#1736 (Aristotelia elegantella)
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feather-wing Moth - Aristotelia elegantella
Copyright © 2014 Rick Buss

feather-wing Moth - Aristotelia elegantella
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
September 3, 2014
Size: 14mm wingspread
This little moth came to my UV light at home. It got trapped in water and I did a poor job of mounting, but I'm a beetle-guy so I don't have much practice with moths. The feathery wings made me think Acanthopteroctetidae or Nepticulidae but I couldn't find a match. The blue spots on the wings are metallic. Anyone recognize it?
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Contributed by Rick Buss on 5 September, 2014 - 12:21pm
Last updated 5 September, 2014 - 1:29pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 5 September, 2014 - 1:29pm login or register to post comments

Aristotelia elegantella
This is Aristotelia elegantella (Gelechiidae).
… Terry Harrison, 5 September, 2014 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks so much for that ID. I would frass it given the quality, but since it is the only one with spread wings, I'll leave it until the guide has better.
… Rick Buss, 6 September, 2014 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

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