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Terastia meticulosalis – Erythrina Borer Moth - Terastia meticulosalis
Copyright © 2018 Greg Smith

Terastia meticulosalis – Erythrina Borer Moth - Terastia meticulosalis
San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
August 3, 2018
At UV light in suburban yard around 11pm, a single specimen and missing a lot of wing scales. Several photos on BG (and MPG) but only one here from CA (Los Angeles) and the 2 shown in CA on the MPG map are north of San Diego. It was a peculiar looking moth to see and took me awhile to ID it.

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Terastia meticulosalis – Erythrina Borer Moth - Terastia meticulosalis Terastia meticulosalis – Erythrina Borer Moth - Terastia meticulosalis
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Contributed by Greg Smith on 4 August, 2018 - 8:28pm
Last updated 5 August, 2018 - 12:00am

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Crambid Snout Moth
Fully developed wings = Adult
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