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Syngrapha
Photo#1481517
Copyright © 2018
Robert A. Martin
Syngrapha selecta - Hodges #8928 -
Syngrapha
114 Clarke Place, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
August 24, 2017
Size: medium
Attracted to blacklights. Elevation 4319'
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Contributed by
Robert A. Martin
on 2 January, 2018 - 1:34pm
Probably Syngrapha viridisigma
I read the fascicle.
S. selecta
is found further north and would be very rare in your area.
S. viridisigma
would be far more likely. The two cannot be separated without dissection or DNA though
selecta
is a little smaller and tends to have the base of the hind wing more pale. If you still have the sample, you might post an image of the hindwing.
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Steve Nanz
, 31 May, 2019 - 9:17am
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