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Pterophoridae
Pictures - PDF Medium to small moths, either marked or patterned. Wingspan 13 - 41 mm. Easily recognized by long, slender legs and T-shaped appearance when at rest, with rolled wings held at right angles to body.
6091 Geina periscelidactyla - Range 6091.1 Geina sheppardi - Range 6092 Geina tenuidactyla - 13mm - Range 6093 Geina buscki - Range 6100 Dejongia californicus - 12mm - Range 6107 Gillmeria pallidactyla - (Life) - Range
   
6109 Platyptilia carduidactyla - 16mm - (Life) - Range 6125 Paraplatyptilia carolina - Range 6127 Paraplatyptilia  auriga - 18mm - Range 6124 Paraplatyptilia petrodactylus - 19mm - Range    
6160 Adaina ambrosiae - 20mm - Range 6161 Oidaematophorus occidentalis - 21mm - Range 6166 Oidaematophorus mathewianus - 21mm - Range 6168 Oidaematophorus eupatorii - (Life) - Range 6182 Hellinsia confusus - Range 6186 Hellinsia inquinatus - Range
 
  6203 Hellinsia homodactylus - 25mm - Range 6204 Hellinsia elliottii - 24mm - Range 6213 Hellinsia lacteodactylus - 27mm - Range 6226 Helinsia unicolor - Range 6234 Emmelina monodactyla - Range
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