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Metalectra sp? - Metalectra miserulata
Copyright © 2014 Betsy Higgins

Metalectra sp? - Metalectra miserulata
Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
July 20, 2014
If this is Metalectra sp. can anyone tell which one? or is it something else entirely?
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Contributed by Betsy Higgins on 13 November, 2014 - 11:58pm
Last updated 23 June, 2021 - 11:10pm

Moved
Moved from Metalectra.
… Bob Biagi, 23 June, 2021 - 11:10pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 12 April, 2015 - 1:05am login or register to post comments

I think it looks the most lik
I think it looks the most like Metalectra richardsi , but the range may not be correct. (I'm not from AZ. I was visiting....)
… Betsy Higgins, 21 November, 2014 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

Metalectra
If I found something like this in Alabama, I'd call it a Common Fungus Moth. I'm not familiar with your fauna, but there are several other species in Arizona.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 16 November, 2014 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

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