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Pterophoridae - Stenoptilia
Copyright © 2018 MJ Hatfield

Pterophoridae - Stenoptilia
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 26, 2018
August 24, 2018: eclosed

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Pterophoridae, herbivory on Stiff Gentian - Stenoptilia Pterophoridae, dorsal - Stenoptilia Pterophoridae, lateral - Stenoptilia Pterophoridae, dorsal - Stenoptilia Pterophoridae, pupa - Stenoptilia Pterophoridae - Stenoptilia Pterophoridae, spent pupa - Stenoptilia
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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 26 August, 2018 - 8:58pm
Last updated 19 November, 2023 - 11:30am

Moved
Moved from Stenoptilia.
… Timothy Reichard, 19 November, 2023 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plume Moths.
… MJ Hatfield, 31 December, 2018 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

This is either Stenoptilia co
This is either Stenoptilia coloradensis or exclamationis. We are still working out the taxonomy of this genus.
… Deborah Matthews, 31 December, 2018 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

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