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moth sp - Petrophila jaliscalis

moth sp - Petrophila jaliscalis
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA
August 13, 2017
on outside wall at 17:51

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moth sp - Petrophila jaliscalis moth sp - Petrophila jaliscalis

Moved
Moved from Petrophila.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

In my opinion that little black line on the hind wing makes this . A very close call against P. santafealis.

 
Other marks point to P. jaliscalis
Although I think Ann is correct, I don't think that little black line on the HW is diagnostic for P. jaliscalis; it's a combination of several other aspects of the pattern here. The present moth matches Munroe's 1976 description of jaliscalis perfectly. Moreover, I am completely unconvinced that P. santafealis occurs outside of Florida and I have doubts about it's validity as a species (speaking only as an enthusiastic amateur). BOLD analysis has often lumped specimens which are purportedly santafealis, jaliscalis, and even confusalis and fulicalis sometimes. These are all closely related; the species descriptions all need to be seriously revised from the original literature.

 
Thank you! Also, i have been
Thank you!
Also, i have been unable to find a record of Petrophila santafealis in Oklahoma. P. jaliscalis is is included in John Fisher's Oklahoma Biological Survey moth list located here:
http://www.oklanature.com/jfisher/oklahoma_moth_species_by_county.pdf

 
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Bill, I don't feel comfortable moving this one to species. John actually comments here sometimes, so hopefully he will see this one and move it. I actually sometimes think I have P. santafealis here but have not confirmed one with DNA.

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