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moth - Phyllodesma americana
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moth - Phyllodesma americana
29.797499, -100.998049, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
February 10, 2018

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moth - Phyllodesma americana moth - Phyllodesma americana
Contributed by Dave Barker on 11 February, 2018 - 8:21pm
Last updated 12 February, 2018 - 10:50pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 12 February, 2018 - 10:50pm

 
Thanks, Kyhl
I'm happy to get an ID. This is a bizarre and very cool moth, very unusual but beautiful.
… Dave Barker, 12 February, 2018 - 10:52pm

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