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Splendid Palpita - Hodges#5226 (Palpita magniferalis)
Photo#144139
Copyright © 2007
Gary Kessler
Palpita magniferalis
Angelica, Allegany County, New York, USA
June 2, 2007
Does Splendid Palpita - Palpita magniferalis 5226 get this dark?
Gary
Contributed by
Gary Kessler
on 9 September, 2007 - 5:52am
Last updated 26 January, 2008 - 9:05am
Moved
Identified by Brian Scholtens at
Moth Photographers Group
.
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tom murray
, 26 January, 2008 - 8:57am
Probably
That's what it appears to be ... a dark
Palpita magniferalis
(melanic or aberration). I haven't seen one that dark personally, but the abdominal markings and basal markings are spot on for
magniferalis
. Interesting specimen.
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Jason D. Roberts
, 11 January, 2008 - 3:35pm