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Melipotis florida - Hodges#8598.1 (Melipotis florida)
Photo#1669631
Copyright © 2019
Joseph Montes de Oca
Graphic moth? -
Melipotis florida
Long Pine Key Trails, Everglades National Park, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
December 17, 2018
iNaturalist observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19078872
Contributed by
Joseph Montes de Oca
on 2 June, 2019 - 10:21am
Last updated 5 February, 2021 - 8:59am
Moved
Moved from
Melipotis
.
Moved per Jan Metlevski ID.
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A. Hendrickson
, 5 February, 2021 - 8:59am
Melipotis florida.
Melipotis florida.
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Jan Metlevski
, 5 February, 2021 - 2:43am
Moved
Moved from
Butterflies and Moths
.
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Bob Biagi
, 13 July, 2019 - 2:33pm
Moved
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ID Request
.
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A. Hendrickson
, 13 July, 2019 - 1:03pm
Melipotis sp.
It's probably one of these two below, but I'm not sure.
Melipotis fasciolaris
:
-- vs. --
Melipotis perpendicularis
:
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Bob Biagi
, 2 June, 2019 - 2:15pm
.
Bob,
I think this is
M. perpendicularis
but we would need at least a peak at the hindwing to be sure. I have had to really study these recently and had several very different ones I hoped were
M. fasciolaris
but were not.
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A. Hendrickson
, 13 July, 2019 - 12:56pm
Age Box
Be careful and remember to check this on every image, because many people forget to check the age. (...or avoid checking it entirely)
Fully developed wings = Adult
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Bob Biagi
, 13 July, 2019 - 2:32pm