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Undetermined Operophtera #2 - Operophtera
Copyright © 2015 Dave Trochlell

Undetermined Operophtera #2 - Operophtera
La Grande, Union County, Oregon, USA
November 6, 2015
Size: FW length about 15-18 mm
This male Operophtera moth had dull yellowish scaling on the costa, so I assume that this is still another iteration of the variable Operophtera bruceata.
Contributed by Dave Trochlell on 10 November, 2015 - 7:34pm
Last updated 19 April, 2018 - 10:38am

Moved to Operophtera
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 November, 2015 - 8:45am

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