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Unknown Emerald Moth - Chlorochlamys
Copyright © 2015 Joshua G. Smith

Unknown Emerald Moth - Chlorochlamys
New River, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
March 30, 2015
Size: Under a cm
The color is not accurate due to strange lighting. It was a medium green.
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Contributed by Joshua G. Smith on 31 March, 2015 - 12:45am
Last updated 3 April, 2015 - 12:59pm

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… A. Hendrickson, 31 March, 2015 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

Chlorochlamys
This looks like a Chlorochlamys species judging by the longitudinal dorsal stripe on the abdomen and the lack of AM line on the HW. Of this genus it looks most like Chlorochlamys triangularis - Hodges#7072 to me:

The white, relatively thin AM and PM lines are what I am basing this species ID on.

But note that Chlorochlamys appellaria is also a candidate although the AM/PM lines appear more yellowish and thicker:
… nancy dowd, 31 March, 2015 - 5:05am login or register to post comments

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