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Florida moth - Langessa nomophilalis
Copyright © 2019 David E. Reed

Florida moth - Langessa nomophilalis
Collier-Seminole State Park, Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
March 3, 2015
Can't find a match.
Contributed by David E. Reed on 7 April, 2019 - 11:10am
Last updated 8 April, 2019 - 9:36pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Bob Biagi, 8 April, 2019 - 9:36pm

Black Langessa Moth
The other images don't show the pattern as well as your's, probably because they are females. Some of the BOLD specimens look very close to this. Carol Wolf has one on MPG that is good match.
This pattern is similar to some of the Oligostigmoides sp.
… Bob Biagi, 8 April, 2019 - 9:19pm

 
Black Langessa
Thank you greatly. I never would have found this.
… David E. Reed, 8 April, 2019 - 11:01pm

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