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Geometer with wavy skirt? - Archirhoe indefinata
Copyright © 2015 Jim Burns

Geometer with wavy skirt? - Archirhoe indefinata
Madera Canyon, 6500 feet elevation, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
March 28, 2015
Size: 25>30mm wingspan
Thanks for any suggestions on this moth.
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Contributed by Jim Burns on 24 April, 2015 - 8:55am
Last updated 31 January, 2018 - 7:00pm

Moved
Moved from Monostoecha semipectinata.

Sorry for this correction, but the median band is thinner than the others and this is a better match to the MPG specimens.
… Bob Biagi, 31 January, 2018 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Larentiinae.
… Bob Biagi, 8 January, 2018 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 8 October, 2016 - 1:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 2 November, 2015 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 3 May, 2015 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

Looks like Archirhoe neomexicana
Images here.
… cwmelton, 24 April, 2015 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

 
Wow, I've photographed two of
Wow, I've photographed two of those in my backyard, one very colorful with red/rufuous tones, the other much lighter with tans in the "skirt." This one is much darker and less contrasty which hid the pattern. Thanks Charles.
… Jim Burns, 24 April, 2015 - 9:29am login or register to post comments

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