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Ruddy Virbia - Hodges#8122 (Virbia rubicundaria)
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Copyright © 2012
Mike Quinn
Virbia rubicundaria (Hübner) -
Virbia rubicundaria
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 26, 2012
Det. Jen Zaspel, 2018
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Contributed by
Mike Quinn
on 6 August, 2012 - 10:04am
Last updated 1 March, 2018 - 6:48pm
Moved
Moved from
Virbia costata
.
Jen Zaspel (author of the Virbia genus revision) agrees that this is most likely V. rubricundaria.
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Paul Dennehy
, 1 March, 2018 - 1:29pm
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Thanks!
updated the name and det. Thanks again!
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Mike Quinn
, 1 March, 2018 - 6:49pm
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rubricundaria?
This looks more like rubricundaria to me. Costata is a species of the arid western parts of TX through NM and AZ, while rubricundaria is a smaller oranger species of eastern TX through Florida. You may be right near the border between these two species in Austin.
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Paul Dennehy
, 28 February, 2018 - 8:35pm
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