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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) » Phycitinae » Phycitini » Cactus-Feeding Group » Alberada » Alberada franclemonti - Hodges#5975.2 (Alberada franclemonti)
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Moth B 10.14.17 - Alberada franclemonti
Copyright © 2017 Jack Jenkins

Moth B 10.14.17 - Alberada franclemonti
Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
October 14, 2017
Size: 25 mm head to wing tips

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Moth B 10.14.17 - Alberada franclemonti Moth B side 10.14.17 - Alberada franclemonti
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Contributed by Jack Jenkins on 14 October, 2017 - 11:36pm
Last updated 17 December, 2017 - 9:20am

Moved
Moved from Alberada.
… Steve Nanz, 17 December, 2017 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 15 October, 2017 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

Cactus Moth
Can you tell the difference between these two below, in the genus Alberada? After looking at the BOLD specimens, I think that they both belong in Alberada franclemonti. However, the experts may notice something that I'm missing.
-- vs. -- What strange beasts indeed...
… Bob Biagi, 15 October, 2017 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Bob (as always). It c
Thanks Bob (as always). It certainly is an interesting moth.

Jack
… Jack Jenkins, 15 October, 2017 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

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