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Identification history

Scieropepla polyxesta	18 Mar 2022	ibaird
Tipanaea patulella	18 Mar 2022	donhe
Unidentified	17 Mar 2022	LisaH

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These are two different moths, but I think the same species?

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ibaird wrote:

17 Mar 2022

Im not sure. First wo llok the same species, last two may be different. I would keep the first two and discard the second two photos.

LisaH wrote:

17 Mar 2022

Will do, thank you.

ibaird wrote:

17 Mar 2022

First two look like Scieropepla polyxesta.

donhe wrote:

18 Mar 2022

I cannot see upturned labial palps.

LisaH wrote:

18 Mar 2022

Thank you for your time and expertise. These moths were not white, but cream, and did not have striking head/collar 'hair'. They were also smaller than tipanaea, which I photographed later in the day.

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2 Abundance
17 Mar 2022 03:37 PM Recorded on
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Unidentified sightings Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera)

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Less than 5mm Animal size

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