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Virbia marginata - Hodges#8121.1 (Virbia marginata)
Photo#1467260
Copyright © 2017
Bryan E. Reynolds
Mating Tiger Moths -
Virbia marginata
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Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 31, 2017
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Contributed by
Bryan E. Reynolds
on 14 November, 2017 - 10:50am
Last updated 23 November, 2017 - 7:33am
Moved to Virbia marginata
Moved from
Virbia
.
Tentative determination by Chris Schmidt.
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Steve Nanz
, 23 November, 2017 - 7:33am
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Moved for Expert Review
Moved from
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 15 November, 2017 - 3:33pm
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Maybe Virbia?
Some have those white patches
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john and jane balaban
, 14 November, 2017 - 5:48pm
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Looks like a likely candidate
Looks like a likely candidate. I looked through all of the images and there is a lot of variability, not to mention the sexual dimorphism in my photo.
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Bryan E. Reynolds
, 14 November, 2017 - 8:44pm
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Likely candidate ...
The dark specimen with white spots does look like BG images of
Virbia ferruginosa
. However, reading through Zaspel's description gets rather complex. He further states, "Some Virbia species are almost indistinguishable by their genitalic characteristics. In addition, a variety of wing color patterns occur, rendering species determination difficult."
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 15 November, 2017 - 12:30pm
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Good enough for the genus pag
Good enough for the genus page?
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Bryan E. Reynolds
, 15 November, 2017 - 12:58pm
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