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Clearwing Moth - Albuna pyramidalis
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Clearwing Moth - Albuna pyramidalis

Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA
July 8, 2007
Maybe Albuna pyramidalis? Fireweed was common.
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 13 July, 2007 - 8:15pm
Last updated 19 December, 2007 - 7:13am

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… Tom Bentley, 19 December, 2007 - 7:13am login or register to post comments

A. pyramidalis f. coloradensis
Moth is indeed Albuna pyramidalis. This particular specimen is an excellent example of the "form" coloradensis: entirely black, even the orange-red longitudinal line on forewings is absent. Nice find!
… Marius Aurelian, 19 December, 2007 - 4:41am login or register to post comments

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