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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Pantheinae » Panthea » Panthea gigantea - Hodges#9181 (Panthea gigantea)
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tussock moth? - Panthea gigantea
Copyright © 2007 Bob Beatson

tussock moth? - Panthea gigantea
Santa Catalina Mts., about 7,000ft, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Size: ~1-1.25 inch
Found on fence post in cool of morning. Guessing it is some species of Tussock Moth?? Help on ID

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tussock moth? - Panthea gigantea Panthea gigantea
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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 4 August, 2007 - 7:45pm
Last updated 14 August, 2016 - 1:21pm

Moved
Moved from Panthea.
… Jason D. Roberts, 14 August, 2016 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

Panthea id
Definitely Panthea...probably gigantea.
… Gary Anweiler, 16 March, 2013 - 12:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Gary:
Is there a reason it couldn't be P. judyae?
… Bob Beatson, 16 March, 2013 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Black Zigzag.
… Robin McLeod, 6 October, 2009 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

Panthea species
but I don't think it's acronyctoides because the AM line is not zigzagged and a discal spot is lacking. I couldn't find any records of acronyctoides south of Colorado; it might be one of those "new species" shown on Bruce Walsh's site, or maybe something else.
… Robin McLeod, 29 August, 2008 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Robin:
Just looked at Walsh's site and think you're correct, it does resemble the sp nova he lists.
… Bob Beatson, 29 August, 2008 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Robin, guess the mystery will continue for awhile.
… Bob Beatson, 29 August, 2008 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Panthea sp., Possibly 9177 - Panthea acronyctoides
B.P.
… Bob Patterson, 5 August, 2007 - 1:16am login or register to post comments

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