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Waved Light Fly - Pyrgota undata
Copyright © 1999 Janice Stiefel

Waved Light Fly - Pyrgota undata
Town of Baileys Harbor, Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
June 27, 1999
Size: Wingspan: 1-1/2 in.
Adult came to night light. Undata, is from the Latin word, undatus, meaning "in a wavy or wave-like form; a wave, water." ID (from slide) by Steven Krauth, Curator of Insect Research Collection, UW-Madison, WI
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Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 30 November, 2007 - 3:55pm

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