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Moth for ID ??? - Duponchelia fovealis - male
Copyright © 2010 Mark Dreiling

Moth for ID ??? - Duponchelia fovealis - Male
Bartlesville , Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
June 29, 2010
Found at UV light near pond in wooded area of a flood plain
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Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 29 June, 2010 - 1:49pm
Last updated 7 September, 2013 - 9:54am

I agree that this is D. fovea
I agree that this is D. fovealis- it was recently discoverd in Florida and is now in numerous counties
… Ian Stocks, 14 December, 2010 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
The USDA guy here in OK intends to set out traps in the coming spring (just south in the Tulsa area) to see if it overwinters here. My neighbor had bought some water hyacinths there in May or June and I have a Lowe's with a garden center nearby.
… Mark Dreiling, 15 December, 2010 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Crambid Snout Moths.
… v belov, 12 November, 2010 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

Info
After Bob's comment, I found this reference on Wikipedia:
www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=466
and
http://cesandiego.ucdavis.edu/files/82188.pdf
… Mark Dreiling, 10 November, 2010 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Update
The referenced article from CA used to quote July 1 of this year as their detection date. Now it has 2004 and April of this year. Must have found new info.
… Mark Dreiling, 15 December, 2010 - 3:25am login or register to post comments

5156.5 – Duponchelia fovealis
A species fairly recently introduced into North America. Known as a greenhouse pest in Ontario (2005), recent records in the USA range from the Carolinas through the Gulf states (and now Oklahoma).
… Bob Patterson, 10 November, 2010 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

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