Unidentified Moth - Family Blastobasidae, Pigritia fidella complex

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area

2021 (59)

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I also think genus Blastobasis, based on the app. Seems this genus is quite large with most reference images focusing on only a tiny subset:
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Blastobasis&searchTax= Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the research, Ferdy! I agree. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    And, yet -- we were wrong. I just got an ID for this one: Pigritia fidella complex. Posted 3 years ago

The Pigritia fidella

''Pigritia fidella'' is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Pennsylvania, Maine and Washington DC.

The wingspan is about 12 millimeters. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young