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Possible Common Oak Moth - Phoberia

20 miles southwest of Llano, Texas, Llano County, Texas, USA
February 16, 2017
Size: FW = 20-22 mm

Contributed by Hal Livings on 17 February, 2017 - 9:46pm
Last updated 18 February, 2017 - 3:41pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

I think your species is correct and you can put them your records as such, but I am not moving any more to species right now. P. ingenua is commonly thought of as a Coastal Plains species but some have been identified in North Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. They have to be dissected or have DNA run to reliably tell the species apart. There is also some difference in the width of the antenna that most people cannot easily see. Hoping to have some tested from our area this year.

… A. Hendrickson, 18 February, 2017 - 3:41pm

Thanks Ann. I very much appr

Thanks Ann. I very much appreciate your diligence. I'm learning a lot about the difficulties in getting these things right.

… Hal Livings, 18 February, 2017 - 5:04pm

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