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Spilosoma danbyi - Spilosoma pteridis

Spilosoma danbyi - Spilosoma pteridis
Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington, USA
May 25, 2007
Attracted to lights. MONA 8138. County record. Need new species page.

Moved
Moved from Spilosoma danbyi.

Moved
Moved from Spilosoma.

Moved
Moved from Spilosoma vagans.
When in doubt it is better to keep them at a higher level until agreement is reached.

Spilosoma
I'm quite certain this is Spilosoma danbyi. Although S. vagans is variable, it doesn't get that dark with such contrastingly light thoracic scaling. When vagans is a darker ochreous color the thoracic scaling is concolorous with FW color.

These here:



... would also be Spilosoma danbyi.

 
Agreed
These are Spilosoma danbyi. (I looked here) Spilosoma vagans is definitely highly variable. See here.

Moved
Moved from Spilosoma.

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