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Digrammia delectata - Hodges#6374 (Digrammia delectata)
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Copyright © 2017
Hal Livings
Digrammia triviata? -
Digrammia delectata
20 miles southwest of Llano, Llano County, Texas, USA
April 23, 2017
Size: fw = 9-10 mm
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Contributed by
Hal Livings
on 25 April, 2017 - 8:43am
Last updated 28 April, 2017 - 6:57pm
I vote for D. triviata
D. delectata
is a moth of the western U.S., very sparse in far west and NW Texas, whose larval foodplants include buckwheats (
Eriogonum
spp.) and
Ceanothus
, both of which are very uncommon in the Llano area. This moth matches Ferguson's
(
1
)
description of the juniper-feeding
D. triviata
.
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Chuck Sexton
, 30 March, 2018 - 8:56pm
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Chuck - we actually have 2 wi
Chuck - we actually have 2 wild buckwheat species here at the ranch - Eriogonum tenellum var. ramosissimum and Eriogonum annuum. The first is quite common throughout the ranch, which has granitic soils. The second appears mostly in an area along a perennial creek about 3/4 mile from where I saw the moth.
Does this make a difference in your analysis?
Hal
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Hal Livings
, 30 March, 2018 - 9:52pm
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Useful info
That you have a couple of
Eriogonum
's is interesting (but not surprising). Compared to the western US where
Eriogonum
's are diverse and abundant, your buckwheats seem less likely to host
Digrammia delectata
--not impossible, but I don't like the odds: Central Texas is still way out of range for this species.
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Chuck Sexton
, 30 March, 2018 - 10:21pm
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Thanks Chuck
Thanks Chuck
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Hal Livings
, 31 March, 2018 - 5:11am
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Moved
Moved from
Ulolonche disticha
.
UGH! Behind in my editing duties and had a long line of photos to move. Forgot which screen I was in and punched the wrong button. SORRY ALL!
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A. Hendrickson
, 28 April, 2017 - 6:57pm
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Moved
Moved from
Digrammia delectata
.
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A. Hendrickson
, 28 April, 2017 - 6:34pm
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Check the shape and also the angle of the PM line, near the costal edge. Otherwise, these two species are very similar.
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Bob Biagi
, 26 April, 2017 - 4:28pm
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Thanks Bob
Thanks Bob
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Hal Livings
, 26 April, 2017 - 6:09pm
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