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Arizona Moth - possible Stiria sulphurea - Stiria
Copyright © 2016 Jim Eckert

Arizona Moth - possible Stiria sulphurea - Stiria
Pinery Canyon Road, Chiricahua Mountians, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 16, 2015
On sheet with UV black light. The inner margin patch on sulphurea seems usually significantly smaller than for other Stiria, as on this specimen. Submitted for confirmation if possible.
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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 1 January, 2016 - 9:38pm
Last updated 19 December, 2020 - 3:28am

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Most Stiria look very similar. Just based on other images, I have to say this looks more like S. intermixta. Without a written description or DNA verified image, I'm reluctant to speculate beyond genus. The HW would would determine, as sulphurea is brown, where intermixta is white.
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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 1 January, 2016 - 11:28pm login or register to post comments

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Jim, I am no expert, but "for my money" I think you are correct and you have a great find. I hope you hear from an expert soon.!
… A. Hendrickson, 1 January, 2016 - 10:54pm login or register to post comments

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