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Arizona Clearwing Moth - Hodges#2595 (Carmenta auritincta)
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Copyright © 2018
Robert A. Behrstock
Carmenta (auritincta?) -
Carmenta auritincta
Hereford, lower Ash Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 3, 2018
On Arizona Milkweed. Butterfly garden, oak-grassland interface, SE Huachuca Mts., 5,010' elev.
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Contributed by
Robert A. Behrstock
on 5 August, 2018 - 7:29pm
Last updated 7 August, 2018 - 3:59pm
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john and jane balaban
, 7 August, 2018 - 3:59pm
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I would agree. This is a delicate clearwing that appears during the August monsoon season. The food plant is unknown but is believed to be a small herbaceous plant. The males are very attracted to the grape root borer lure which they come to in late afternoon.
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William H. Taft
, 6 August, 2018 - 4:47am
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