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Texas SE Gulf Coast - Sisyracera inabsconsalis
Copyright © 2015 Monica Krancevic

Texas SE Gulf Coast - Sisyracera inabsconsalis
Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
December 15, 2015
Size: ~8mm forewing length
Image ID Confirmed: Ed Knudson, Texas Lep. Survey 2015

1st Texas record on BugGuide

Attracted to CFL 60watt blacklight, mixed in with numerous other crambids.

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Texas SE Gulf Coast - Sisyracera inabsconsalis Texas SE Gulf Coast - Sisyracera inabsconsalis
Contributed by Monica Krancevic on 17 December, 2015 - 7:37pm

Note the name change
Landry (2016) synonymized Sisyracera contortilinealis (Hampson, 1895) with S. inabsconsalis (Möschler, 1890). See remarks under the species page for a link to the paper.
… Kyhl Austin, 18 December, 2016 - 11:42pm

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