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    • Class Entognatha (the Pseudo Insects; Diplura & Protura)
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Superfamily Gelechioidea

Batrachedridae
Batrachedra sp. (Batrachedridae) cf. Batrachedra sp. (Batrachedridae)

Coleophoridae (New Case or Case-bearer Moths)
Clover Case-bearer Moth, Coleophora alcyonipennella (Coleophoridae)

Cosmopterigidae (Cosmet Moths)
Limnaecia camptosema (Cosmopterigidae) Macrobathra alternatella (Cosmopterigidae) Macrobathra chrysotoxa (Cosmopterigidae) Stagmatophora argyrostrepta (Cosmopterigidae)

Depressariidae
Eutorna eurygramma (Depressariidae) Pedois lewinella (Depressariidae) Pedois humerana (Depressariidae)

Elachistidae
Elachista synethes (Elachistidae) Leptozestis sp. (Elachistidae)

Gelechiidae
cf. Aproaerema simplexella (Gelechiidae) Leptogeneia bicristata (Gelechiidae) Gelechiidae Ardozyga hemichlaena (Gelechiidae) Macrenches clerica (Gelechiidae)

Hypertrophidae
Eupselia melanostrepta (Hypertrophidae) Eupselia cf. satrapella (Hypertrophidae) Hypertropha chlaenota (Hypertrophidae) Eupselia sp. pupa (Hypertrophidae) Possibly Hypertropha sp. larval frass shelter (Hypertrophidae)

Lecithoceridae (Long-horned Moths)
Lecithocera terrigena (Lecithoceridae) Crocanthes glycina (Lecithoceridae)

Oecophoridae
Barea cf. exarcha (Oecophoridae) Opsitycha squalidella (Oecophoridae) Thapsinotypa anthemodes (Oecophoridae) White-shouldered House Moth, Endrosis sarcitrella (Oecophoridae) Ericrypsina chorodoxa (Oecophoridae) Tachystola stenoptera (Oecophoridae) Ioptera aristogona (Oecophoridae) Leistomorpha brontoscopa (Oecophoridae) Brown House Moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Oecophoridae) Thema xiphochrysa (Oecophoridae) Eulechria callidesma (Oecophoridae) Philobota atmobola (Oecophoridae) Palimmeces poecilella (Oecophoridae) Compsotropha selenias (Oecophoridae) Eochrois callianassa (Oecophoridae) cf. Garrha sp. (Oecophoridae) Mionolena sp. (Oecophoridae) Orthiastis hyperocha (Oecophoridae) Phytotrypa pretiosella (Oecophoridae) Wingia aurata (Oecophoridae) Oecophorinae (Oecophoridae) Stathmopoda auriferella (Oecophoridae) Stathmopoda chalcotypa (Oecophoridae) Stathmopoda melanochra (Oecophoridae) Cryptophasa albacosta (Oecophoridae) Oecophoridae Oecophoridae larva Oecophoridae larva Hemibela sp. larval case (Oecophoridae)

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