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Gazoryctra sciophanes
Copyright © 2016 Ed Corey

Gazoryctra sciophanes
Mount Mitchell State Park, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
June 28, 2016
This ghost moth came into a light setup during the Mount Mitchell State Park bioblitz. The only Gazoryctra known from NC is G. sciophanes, and this individual does match pinned specimens from MPG. Hopefully someone can create a species page for it here.
Contributed by Ed Corey on 29 June, 2016 - 7:58pm
Last updated 20 December, 2016 - 11:03pm

Moved - great find!
Moved from Gazoryctra. I'm going to have to make a trek to the mountains this summer to try and find this beauty myself.
… Kyhl Austin, 20 December, 2016 - 11:03pm

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