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Euxoa serotina - Hodges#10771 (Euxoa serotina)
Photo#1492957
Copyright © 2018
Mike Rickard
Euxoa serotina
Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
February 10, 2018
New to me and my yard list. ID confirmed by Ed Knudson.
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Contributed by
Mike Rickard
on 16 February, 2018 - 9:47am
Suggesting an alternative
I'm quite surprised at this ID from our late great friend EK. This doesn't seem to have any of the basic elements of the few images of
Euxoa serotina
in other sources (MPG, etc.). Moreover, this looks to me like nothing other than a typical female
Spodoptera frugiperda
. It is a few months (Feb) outside of the expected flight period for the species (Oct-Nov) and way out of the known range in "eastern Texas and west-central Louisiana" (LaFontaine MONA fasc. 27.2, p. 65, 1987). Mike, any chance there was a mix-up in images sent to Ed?
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Chuck Sexton
, 26 July, 2021 - 3:58pm
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