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Loxostege - Loxostege sierralis
Copyright © 2018 Ray Simpson

Loxostege - Loxostege sierralis
Minaret Summit, Mammoth Camp (9200 ft.), Mono County, California, USA
July 13, 1965
Size: 18mm
From Yale Peabody Museum collections. According to Munroe (1976), part of the type series was taken in this locality for nominate L. sierralis sierralis. This is more mottled dull brown in the hindwing than the brighter unmarked chestnut brown HW of L. brunneitincta
Contributed by Ray Simpson on 13 September, 2018 - 1:18pm

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