Minute-moth

Guides

• Bohemannia pulverosella

  Dusty Apple Pigmy

  Bohemannia pulverosella is a species of minute moth in the family Nepticulidae, commonly known as the Dusty Apple Pigmy. It is distributed across much of Europe, from Fennoscandia south to the Iberian Peninsula and east to central Russia and Ukraine. The species is characterized by its small size, yellow head, and ochreous wings speckled with black. Identification to species level requires microscopic examination of the genitalia.

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• Bucculatrix packardella

  Bucculatrix packardella is a minute moth species in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1873. It is one of approximately 100 described species in the genus Bucculatrix, commonly known as ribbed cocoon-maker moths. The species is documented from the northeastern and north-central United States and adjacent Canada.

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• Cosmopterix attenuatella

  Cosmopterix attenuatella is a small moth in the family Cosmopterigidae, first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It exhibits an exceptionally broad geographic distribution spanning tropical and subtropical regions across both the Old and New World. The species is notable for its leaf-mining larvae that feed on grasses and sedges. Adults are diminutive, with a wingspan of approximately 9 mm.

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• Thiotricha sciurella

  Thiotricha sciurella is a small gelechiid moth described by Thomas de Grey, 5th Baron Walsingham, in 1897. It is characterized by distinctive forewing coloration with bright orange and black markings on a bluish-white ground. The species occurs in the Neotropical region from Mexico through Central America to Brazil, including the West Indies. It is a member of the subfamily Thiotrichinae, which contains many small, often colorful moths.

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• Zimmermannia phleophaga

  Phelophagan Chestnut Moth

  Zimmermannia phleophaga is a species of moth in the family Nepticulidae, commonly known as the Phelophagan Chestnut Moth. It belongs to a genus of minute moths whose larvae are leaf miners. The species name "phleophaga" suggests an association with feeding on plant tissues, though specific host plant relationships require verification. The species was originally described by Busck in 1914 and later transferred to the genus Zimmermannia.

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