Canadian Melanolophia - Hodges#6620 - Melanolophia canadaria

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Canadian Melanolophia - Hodges#6620 - Melanolophia canadaria -

Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
April 23, 2008
Size: Maybe around 40 mm?

I believe this may either be a Melanolophia canadaria or Melanolophia signataria. Is it too worn to tell? Same as this one?

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 26 April, 2008 - 10:46am
Last updated 27 April, 2008 - 10:22am

Melanolophia

I'd say M. canadaria for both specimens, due to the heavily mottled appearance. It's definitely tough to sort the two, but signataria shouldn't be this heavily mottled.

Also, an "unofficial" characteristic (I'm not aware of its described status) is that signataria often has a straighter PM line. However, sometimes signataria can have a PM line similar to canadaria, but canadaria will not have a straight PM line ... at least not in my experience.

… Jason D. Roberts, 26 April, 2008 - 11:49am

Thanks again

I put them both in for now, as we're not being overrun by images of this species, but we can Frass at anytime.

… John R. Maxwell, 27 April, 2008 - 10:21am

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