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Photo by Oscar Neto
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Field Notes

Description:

(???)<br><br>Lepidoptera: Ditrysia: Gelechioidea: Oecophoridae / Elachistidae: ???<br><br>Tamanho/Size: ~2,5mm.<br><br>Hora/Hour: 17:56:56 / 05:56:56pm.<br><br>16º Andar / 16th Floor.

Habitat:

Unknown. Found in an urban habitat.<br><br>Desconhecido. Encontrada em habitat urbano.

Notes:

Não sei o que é. Era menor que as microlepidoptera que são comumente vistas por aí. Media no máximo 2,5mm, mas creio que era menos. Parece com uma Elachistidae ou Oecophoridae, ambas essas famílias pertencem à superfamília Gelechioidea, e não consigo ir adiante. O gênero Agonopterix parece muito com o sujeito retratado, mas provavelmente não é. As antenas estão me causando dificuldade na identificação. Na realidade, a maioria das Elachistidae são mais próximas de Oecophorinae e, atualmente, são comumente alocadas na família Oecophoridae ou vistas como membros de uma linhagem basal de Gelechioidea sem relação próxima com Elachista ou Oecophora e inclusas em famílias independentes dentro de Gelechioidea. Informações adicionais serão apreciadas e creditadas.<br><br>ENGLISH VERSION HERE:<br><br> I do not know what this is. It was smaller than the well-known micro moths out there. It measured at best 2,5mm, but I'm inclined towards less. Seems like an Elachistidae or Oecophoridae of the superfamily Gelechioidea, and I can't go further than this. The genus Agonopterix looks like the subject portrayed, but it's most likely not one. The antennae are driving me off on the identification. Most of the Elachistids are more resembling of the subfamily Oecophorinae in the family Oecophoridae and are usually treated as such nowadays. Either that, or they are considered members of a basal lineage of Gelechioidea with no close relation with Elachista or Oecophora and treated as independent families within Gelechioidea. Further information will be appreciated and credited.

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