Moths and caterpillars I - Pre-Tortricid Micros Hodges #0003 - Drepanoidea Hodges #6255
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Dyseriocrania griseocapitella Hodges #0003 4-7-11 This tiny moth was very beautiful when I used the flash! The bright colors of the individual scales showed up very well. This is the lowest Hodges number that I have found so far!
Plutella xylostella Hodges #2366 3-21-11
Oenoe hybromella #0283 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-11-11
Epiblema strenuana Hodges #03172 3-18-11
Ancylis comptana #3374 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 4-7-11
Philonome clemensella #0462 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 9-14-10
Cameraria caryaefoliella #0811 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-8-11
Elachista irrorata (maybe) #1100 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-1-11
Cosmopterix spp. #1498.97 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-1-11
Pseudochelaria walsinghami #1864 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-24-11
Argyresthia thuiella #2481 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-2-11
Epiblema otiosana #3202 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-28-11
Caloptilia azaleella #0592 4-20-11 These little moths look as though they are standing on stilts!
Nemapogon clematella Hodges #0263 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co., TN) July 30, 2010
Hybroma servulella #0300 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-12-11
Kearfottia albifasciella #0319 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-12-11
Cressons Grass-tubeworm-Moth; Acrolophus cressoni
Hodges #0347 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-26-10
Tortricidia testacea #04652 4-20-11
Cameraria conglomeratella #0816 8-3-10 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) This is one of what I call the "head-standing" moths! Perhaps this posture is a protection mechanism. These are very tiny moths.
Blastobasis glandulella #1162 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-25-11
Melanocinclis lineigera #1503 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-25-11
Polyhymno luteostrigella #2211 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-12-11
Unidentified Schreckensteinia Moths
Schreckensteinia spp. #2509.97 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 7-13-11
Proteoteras moffatiana #3235 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-28-11
Tischeria citrinipennella #0126 8-17-10 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.)
Doleromorpha porphyria #0276 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) May 8, 2011
Homostinea curviliniella #0301 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-23-11
Amydria effrentella Hodges #0334 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co., TN) Aug. 6, 2010
Acrolophus popeanella #0373 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 7-12-11
Bucculatrix coronatella Hodges #0559 4-30-11 My sheet has 20 threads per inch (or 3 / mm). That gives some scale to the size of this moth.
Phyllocnistis insignis #0846 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 8-20-11 This is a very tiny moth, only about 3mm in length. It has shiny scales that make it look metallic.
Coleophora mayrella #1387 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-24-11
Unidentified Perimede Moth Perimede spp. #1632.97 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-28-11
Diploschizia impigritella #2346 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-1-11
Prionoxystus robiniae #2693 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-31-11
Ancylis burgessiana #3367 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-24-11
Stripe-backed Moth; Arogalea cristifasciella
Hodges #01851 3-21-11
Diachorisia velatella #0279 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-28-11
Scardia anatomella #0311 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 6-14-11
Ancylis comptana Hodges #3374 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co., TN) April 7, 2011
Cryptothelea nigrita #0441 9-17-11 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.)
Marmara spp. #0718.97 4-30-11
Decantha stecia #1043 4-26-11
Cosmopterix pulchrimella #1472 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-28-11
Aristotelia roseosuffusella #1761 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-24-11
Homadaula anisocentra #2353 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-31-11
Phaneta tomonana #2936 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 9-17-10
Ancylis mira #3368 Oak Ridge, TN (Anderson Co.) 5-12-11