Loxostege sierralis - Loxostege commixtalis

Loxostege commixtalis

After reading Steve's comment and reading through Fascicle 13.2A I've moved this to L. commixtalis. Also a good match to some of the BOLD specimens.

… Glenn Fine, 4 January, 2022 - 2:48pm

MPG

Image added as a tentative ID.

… Steve Nanz, 6 January, 2022 - 1:10pm

Moved

Moved from Loxostege.

… Glenn Fine, 4 January, 2022 - 2:40pm

Moved

Moved from Loxostege sierralis.

… Bob Biagi, 20 January, 2020 - 10:11pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Bob Biagi, 15 November, 2019 - 9:06pm

Loxostege commixtalis?

Loxostege commixtalis is a daytime flyer. Not sure about sierralis. The forewing seems to match commixtalis better. BOLD does show examples with all dark hindwing and white fringe. See BIN BOLD:ACF5482. There is so much variation with these two and others in the genus. Sierralis has several described subspecies and is poorly represented at BOLD. I'm really not sure.

… Steve Nanz, 18 January, 2020 - 3:19pm

commixtalis

I think you are correct, Steve. ZYPAN232-10 at BIN BOLD:ACF5482 is an especially good match. I certainly missed that one. After another look at Sierralis, I just posted 2 more Loxostege that I've been thinking about. Here and here.

… Glenn Fine, 18 January, 2020 - 6:08pm