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Menesta tortriciformella
Menesta tortriciformella is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ontario, Nova Scotia.
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with greenish-violet reflections and a few white scales just beyond the middle forming an indistinct, short, transverse line. The hindwings are much lighter brown.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 416873.