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Lactura species, possibly - Enaemia subfervens

Lactura species, possibly - Enaemia subfervens
3 miles south of Evergreen, San Jacinto County, Texas, USA
April 9, 2010
I'm guessing this to be either Lactura psammitis or L. basistriga...can anyone determine the difference? Thanks, Wanda.

Moved
Moved from Lactura.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

it is a gypsy moth
it is a gypsy moth

 
Gypsy moth?
Clearly not. Back to reality, Lactura it is - but I don't have a good reference to determine the difference.

 
Lactura sp.
I'll bet I don't have enough info in my picture, and was able to only get the one picture. I have emailed one of my friends who was also taking pictures to see if she got a photo from above.

 
You're probably correct-
But the picture is pretty good and a shot from above would not improve the situation too much. A spread specimen, or better yet - a dissection of the genitalia might be needed. Of course, someone with a better understanding of Texas lepidoptera would know best!

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