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Pachypolia atricornis - Hodges#9992 (Pachypolia atricornis)
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Copyright © 2015
marcie oconnor
Pachypolia -
Pachypolia atricornis
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Lincoln Township, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, USA
October 5, 2015
Came to moth bait. This is a probable ID by Les Ferge.
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Contributed by
marcie oconnor
on 15 October, 2015 - 9:28pm
Last updated 17 November, 2019 - 10:37am
Platypolia anceps
This looks more like Platypolia anceps to me.
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Kyhl Austin
, 5 November, 2019 - 1:52pm
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That looks better to me too.
Shall I move it?
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marcie oconnor
, 5 November, 2019 - 2:53pm
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I corresponded with Les Ferge about it.
He says that using the wing patterns to distinguish these two species in photographs is difficult, and it's not possible to use the antennae, since this is a female.
P. anceps
is a boreal species, very scarce in Wisconsin, and found only in a few of the northern counties. He compared my photo with female
atricornis
in his collection, and says it fits well with the way they look.
So I think for now, I'll leave it here.
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marcie oconnor
, 17 November, 2019 - 10:37am
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