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Exelastis montischristi - Hodges#6099.3 - Exelastis
Copyright © 2017 Stuart J. Marcus

Exelastis montischristi - Hodges#6099.3 - Exelastis
Trinity River Refuge HQ building., Liberty County, Texas, USA
September 22, 2016
ID by Debbie Matthews. New page needed for BG. DM writes "It is the FW markings and especially the spatulate scales mixed in the fringes of the HW 3rd lobe that distinguish this species." She also says to reference - DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF EXELASTIS
(LEPIDOPTERA: PTEROPHORIDAE) FROM THE NEOTROPICS, WITH KEYS TO ADULTS OF THE FOUR SPECIES OCCURRING IN FLORIDA
Deborah L. Matthews1 and Bernard Landry2
1McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 112710, Gainesville, FL

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Contributed by Stuart J. Marcus on 27 January, 2017 - 7:58pm
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