Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1079057

Observation date: July 21, 2015
Submitted by: Jon Rapp
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: ID'd by Michael Sabourin, Olethreutine expert and referee on MPG as most likely #3169 Pelochrista womonana. No pages yet for this species on BugGuide, but posted with request to add this page: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1212385. No live image page in MPG for this one, so request was also made there. This species does show up on larger Map in MPG as being located in Missouri.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: April 24, 2016
Coordinator notes: ID'd by Michael Sabourin, Olethreutine expert and referee on MPG as most likely #3169 Pelochrista womonana. There is only one record of a collected specimen of this species from Missouri. If the specimen was collected, we could identify it with certenty.
Checklist region(s): United States, Missouri, Boone County