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Unidentified Moth - Schinia miniana
Copyright © 2015 magpie

Unidentified Moth - Schinia miniana
Green Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA
March 25, 2015
Size: 13mm long
Thought this would be an easy ID but could not find it in Walking through the Moths site.
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Contributed by magpie on 25 March, 2015 - 1:31pm
Last updated 7 July, 2016 - 10:33am

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Great picture. Nice to have another variation. I checked Google and could not do better.
… A. Hendrickson, 25 March, 2015 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

Thought we would find it among the Schinia

but couldn't make a match :(
… john and jane balaban, 25 March, 2015 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

 
You seem to be right with S. miniana
It is the only species that looks like this. The odd specimen has a pink spot instead of white, it is variable. The best image we have on the guide showing this is .
… James Bailey, 25 March, 2015 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks all.
Thanks all.
… magpie, 25 March, 2015 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

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