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Taeniogramma tenebrosata ?
Copyright © 2017 Dave Barker

Taeniogramma tenebrosata ?
29.797499, -100.998049, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
March 27, 2017
Size: ~ .9 cm body length
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Contributed by Dave Barker on 30 April, 2017 - 9:50am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

My answer is still the same. Post a ventral view along with the dorsal or I cannot ID to species.
… A. Hendrickson, 30 April, 2017 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

 
working on that
I'm still trying to figure out how to get that picture. I use a detachable flash, so both hands are full when I'm shooting the image. I can't hold the specimen in one had and shoot it with the other. Can I pin it to a board right then, or is that inhumane? Do i need to capture it, freeze it and then photo it? What is the "normal" protocol, not that lepidopterists have a normal protocol.
… Dave Barker, 30 April, 2017 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

 
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I thought I suggested catching in a vial or jar and photographing the ventral view thru the plastic or glass. It has worked for me.

If you prefer, catch, freeze, pin and the photograph the ventral view.
… A. Hendrickson, 30 April, 2017 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

 
The jar technique may work,
I'll try the jar technique. If that doesn't work, then I can freeze one.
… Dave Barker, 30 April, 2017 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

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