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Sweetclover Root Borer Moth - Hodges#1615
Copyright © 2015 A. Hendrickson

Sweetclover Root Borer Moth - Hodges#1615
Camp Wood, Edwards County, Texas, USA
April 15, 2015
Size: apx. 7 mm long
Photo taken on 1/4" graph paper. Adds an earlier sighting for Texas.
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Contributed by A. Hendrickson on 17 April, 2015 - 8:19am
Last updated 24 May, 2016 - 11:45am

Moved
Moved from Walshia.

Not sure Stilbosis can be eliminated. There are several species. There may be other genera as well.
… Steve Nanz, 24 May, 2016 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sweetclover Root Borer Moth.
… A. Hendrickson, 22 May, 2016 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

Probably not W. miscecolorella
There at least 11 BINs associated with W. miscecolorella at BOLD. They are now listed on the Info page. One of the BINs has an example which approaches yours. I would assume that some of the BINs are close enough that they may be the same species but most are not. Your's does not match the original description. The link is on the info page. I'm not sure if any of these should be placed to species.
… Steve Nanz, 22 May, 2016 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

 
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Sorry. I agree, they are quite confusing and do not necessarily look the same. I think I still have the specimen and will send to BOLD to see what happens.
… A. Hendrickson, 22 May, 2016 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

 
That won't work
Sending a sample to BOLD will not help. It will get identified as Walshia or W. miscecolorella. If it is identified as W. miscecolorella, you can't be be sure since they seem to identify everything as that species. You would need to have a male and get it dissected. Then, if you sent it to BOLD, you could tell them the species. That would be very helpful.
… Steve Nanz, 24 May, 2016 - 3:41am login or register to post comments

 
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I am sorry Steve. I do not have anyone to do dissections and I don't think I could tell a male from a female in this tiny species. I guess I can't be much help here, but I will remember this for the future.
… A. Hendrickson, 25 May, 2016 - 6:47am login or register to post comments

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