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concealer moths (micro-lepidoptera) indet. from W-Java

Image of Stathmopodidae

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A relative is used as a pest control for the gum-tree scale! And scale insects were evrywhere around!more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stathmopoda_melanochraPhylum: ArthropodaSubphylum: HexapodaClass: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: PterygotaOrder: Lepidoptera (butterflies & moths, Schmetterlinge)Suborder: GlossataDivision: DitrysiaSuperfamily: Gelechioidea (curved-horn moths)Family: Oecophoridae (concealer moths, Faulholzmotten) ; more info @ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oecophoridaepossibly: Subfamily: Stathmopodinae ???Genus: Stathmopoda ????[det. Manuel Valdueza, 2012, based on this photo]Indonesia, W-Java, 10 km S Tangerang: BSD (Kampung), 45m asl., 04.06.2011_____________________________________________________________________100mm (canon 2.8), 1/200s, f/16, ISO100, 0EV, ring-flash, hand-heldIMG_2093

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