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Whip-marked Snout Moth - Hodges#4795 (Microtheoris vibicalis)
Photo#1266203
Copyright © 2016
Andrew Kahl
Microtheoris vibicalis? -
Microtheoris vibicalis
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 4, 2016
Size: 8mm
Contributed by
Andrew Kahl
on 28 July, 2016 - 8:03pm
Last updated 3 September, 2016 - 10:13pm
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 11 August, 2016 - 5:21pm
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AK, I was surprised to see how few of these have been placed on BG. Looks suspiciously like it, but I don't feel comfortable placing it. None of mine have been so vaguely marked in the AM area.
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A. Hendrickson
, 31 July, 2016 - 10:41pm
Microtheoris vibicalis?
Thank you for your help and comment.
Could the vague markings on the submitted photo be a flash-related artefact? By the way, I submitted a photo of the same species (the lateral view) taken with a flash on 06/22/14.
Cheers -
Andrew
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Andrew Kahl
, 1 August, 2016 - 12:33am
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AK, I saw this one
here
but it has more red in the AM line. I did, however, notice more brown with the red than I have seen at my sheets for this species. I do not think it is flash related. Notice that all of the other identified specimens are very clearly red/pink with distinct AM and PM lines.
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A. Hendrickson
, 1 August, 2016 - 10:25am
Microtheoris vibicalis
Well...,
I will keep my eye open and a camera ready for the next M. vibicalis specimen. If other brown-AM line cases would be documented, they might suggest the presence of a local subpopulation (geographic variant) in central Texas. Unfortunately, M. vibicalis is rarely seen in Austin.
Regards -
Andrew
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Andrew Kahl
, 1 August, 2016 - 11:41am
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You might contact Chuck Sexton. He has collected a lot in the Austin area. He might be able to shed some light on the subject. He has been out of town lately and may not have seen this one. I have found him very helpful.
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A. Hendrickson
, 1 August, 2016 - 12:55pm