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Tamarisk Campground Moth - Unciella primula
Copyright © 2009 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Tamarisk Campground Moth - Unciella primula
Tamarisk Campground, San Diego County, California, USA
February 28, 2009
Size: ~2cm
I found a handful of these moths around the restrooms/showers at the Tamarisk Campground this weekend. This is a small oasis at 1411' feet in the Santa Rosa mountains. The surrounding area is mostly cactus, creosote bush, and the like, but the campground itself has a number of probably non-native trees.
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 2 March, 2009 - 6:53am
Last updated 4 March, 2009 - 6:11pm

10111 - Unciella primula
Identified by Tom Dimock (expert West Coast macrolepidopterist at MPG) to whom I sent the photograph. This is the first living moth photo that I have seen of this species. Please contact me at BPatter789@aol.com regarding permission to display your photos of moths and their larvae on Plates at Moth Photographers Group.
… Bob Patterson, 4 March, 2009 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID but
maybe one of the Lacinipolia, sort of reminds me of this Lacinipolia strigicollis (Collared Arches Moth - Hodges#10415) but I may be off a bit.
… John R. Maxwell, 2 March, 2009 - 8:03am login or register to post comments

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