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Moth - Inopsis modulata - female

Moth - Inopsis modulata - Female
Madera Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
June 24, 2012
Size: 3 centimeters
Found at exactly 7:15 AM, where there were hardly any (if at all) hikers, and it was resting for quite some time. Even with the camera lens very close to it, it would not even flinch if it could.
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Moved
Moved from Gnamptonychia ventralis.

The experts agree.
See Here:

Female
This image shows a female, with serrated antennae. The linked image is a male, with pectinate antennae. Both of them have black-colored antennae bases. So, I think that these have been misplaced.
I'm not moving them yet, since they are probably in a very similar genus. I will ask a few experts to take a look first.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Beautiful!
Wonder if it might be 8057 – Gnamptonychia ventralis?? See here. Seems to have the orange and black legs.
Can't find a live image to see if it has that half black/half orange body. Will keep looking.

 
Thank you!
Yes, over at the Project Noah community, we wondered about your suggestion of Gnamptonychia ventralis. We all think it's a very close match, except for some of the coloration. In the image you provided, the tip of the abdomen seems to be orange but it turns into black before becoming orange again at the head. In the photo I provided, however, it seems that the bottom half of the body is completely orange while the top is black, and so we feel it is not the exact ID. Thank you for that suggestion, though! It definitely is the closest match we have managed to find thus far. :)

 
yes, Gnamptonychia ventralis - Hodges #8057
John and Jane have the correct id. This is a male which do not have the orange-yellow last abdominal. Only the claspers in the male are that color and are not visible in this photo. Females have the orange-yellow tip as the photo link they provided. Please try to get more photos! These should be fairly easy to find again during the daylight hours. Please note the surrounding vegetation as well.
Thanks!

 
Oh okay.
Well that makes a lot of sense, thank you for that clarification. I added the only other photo I took. I'm barely starting to familiarize myself with my new camera and its macro abilities, and I've learned quite a bit by messing around on it for a couple of days. The next time I confront such a creature, I hope for the images to be much clearer and of better quality! I have more bugs that I'll submit as soon as possible until then though. Thank you for the help once again. :)

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