Prionomelia sp? brown patterned moth - Archirhoe neomexicana - BugGuide.Net

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Prionomelia sp? brown patterned moth - Archirhoe neomexicana

Salero Ranch, 4300 ft elev, 8 mi E of Tubac, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
June 28, 2016
Size: ~2 cm wingspan

The closest I can find is Prionomelia spododea, but it doesn't look quite right. Thanks in advance.

Contributed by Sue Carnahan on 9 July, 2016 - 8:57am
Last updated 25 December, 2017 - 3:11pm

Moved

Moved from Geometrid Moths.

… Bob Biagi, 25 December, 2017 - 3:11pm

Geometrid Moth

The wing shape reminds me of this species below, but several of the lines are missing, for some reason. Some other genera in this subfamily are very similar, but they have a curved wing shape, along the costal edge.
Archirhoe neomexicana:

The AM and PM lines seem very close anyway. The ST and basal lines are consistent, as well as the terminal dashes. There is some evidence of wear and most of the fringe is missing from the left fore-wing.

… Bob Biagi, 25 December, 2017 - 1:16pm

Thanks - that seems like a go

Thanks - that seems like a good call.

… Sue Carnahan, 25 December, 2017 - 5:05pm

Moved

Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

… Kyhl Austin, 25 July, 2016 - 11:25pm

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