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Leucocnemis nivalis

Leucocnemis nivalis
29.797499, -100.998049, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
June 18, 2017
I have several observations posted at iNat and here at BG of Schinia citrinellus, and it turns out that all are misidentified Leucocnemis nivalis. These white moths have a single brown spine at the "knee" of the foreleg. All Schinia have an array of several spines on the foreleg, not a single spine and this single spine on this does not qualify as the character that defines the genus. I looked very closely at the "knees" on the many Leucocnemis perfundis that I have photographed, and they also have the same single spine. This is a character of Leucocnemis, at least the two Leucocnemis species I have observed.

Here is a link to a good pic by Mako Jon that clearly shows the spines on the forelegs of a REAL Schina citrinellus.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16290902. Ann H also has pictures of textbook citrinellus here at BG.

I've come to the conclusion that I have not seen a single citrinellus. All of my observations identified as citrinellus are of nivalis.

Thanks Dave. I'm in Llano Co
Thanks Dave. I'm in Llano County, about 120 miles northwest of you. I have several specimens that are IDed as Schinia citrinellas. All of the ones that are showing the foreleg have the array of spines running down the leg. So mine are all Schinias, and no Leucocnemis. Interesting.

 
Hi Hal
You have one of the best images of a real Schinia citrinellus that is at BG. I figure that if You see them north of me and Ann sees them east of me, then maybe one of these days I'll get to photograph one.

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