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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Sterrhinae » Scopulini » Leptostales » Light-ribboned Wave - Hodges#7180 (Leptostales ferruminaria)
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Light-ribboned Wave - Leptostales ferruminaria
Copyright © 2015 Jon Rapp

Light-ribboned Wave - Leptostales ferruminaria
Miami County, Kansas, USA
July 18, 2015
Blacklighting at Idalia Society Gathering. This looks like Leptostales, but I'm confused, what is the difference or distinction between L. ferruminaria and L. rubromarginaria? I'm not finding any info about this, yet similar moths seems to be placed in one or the other (???)

Thanks for any help!
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Contributed by Jon Rapp on 30 July, 2015 - 7:16pm
Last updated 2 September, 2015 - 11:10pm

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… Jon Rapp, 2 September, 2015 - 11:10pm login or register to post comments

I will go with L. ferruminaria
IF there are actually two species, with L. rubromarginaria considered a west coast species. If there aren't two distinct species, then I believe they should all be named L. rubromarginaria since it was the original species description.
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