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Rheumaptera prunivorata - Rheumaptera
Copyright © 2018 Marcia Morris

Rheumaptera prunivorata - Rheumaptera
Massanutten Resort, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
July 27, 2018
Gathering_2018
Contributed by Marcia Morris on 1 August, 2018 - 5:31pm
Last updated 1 August, 2018 - 8:40pm

Moved
Moved from Cherry Scallop Shell.
… Marcia Morris, 1 August, 2018 - 8:40pm

Better placed to genus unless
Better placed to genus unless reared, dissected, or perhaps DNA analyzed, I hear. Though range might absolve this problem in some cases, the map at MPG makes it look unclear.
… jim sogaard, 1 August, 2018 - 8:32pm

 
thanks for the suggestion
I now remember some discussion regarding these two species, but it was a few years ago.
… Marcia Morris, 1 August, 2018 - 8:42pm

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