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Photo#1284338
Lophocampa bicolor

Lophocampa bicolor
Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA
August 27, 2016
Size: FW 20mm
This moth was photographed at the amphitheater near the Chisos Basin campground in Big Bend National Park. (Two individuals were photographed.) It matches no images of eleven regular U.S. Lophocampa species. It matches the only image of Lophocampa bicolor that I can find, a pinned specimen on the BOLD website. MPG has no images of bicolor. The species has been recorded at least 3 times (about every 20 to 25 yrs) in the Chisos Basin of Big Bend (fide Lepidopterist's Society database). If confirmed, this will be a new BG record and the apparently the first image(s) of a living individual.

(Note: This moth was photographed at a blacklight under a special permit for the Big Bend Nature Fest. Blacklighting is otherwise prohibited in the park.)

Moved Lophocampa bicolor
Moved from Lophocampa.

Tentative ID. See comments on other submission here.

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