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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Phosphilini » Phosphila » Phosphila fernae - Hodges#9624 (Phosphila fernae)
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Phosphila fernae - Hodges#9624 - Phosphila fernae - male
Copyright © 2019 A. Hendrickson

Phosphila fernae - Hodges#9624 - Phosphila fernae - Male
1.3 miles NW of Camp Wood, Edwards County, Texas, USA
March 19, 2019
I brought home some Phosphila specimens to dissect out of curiosity. Much to my surprise I found that I had 4 that I believe are Phosphila fernae. If so, I think you can tell from the photographs that the two species cannot be separated in West Texas except by DNA or dissection. This one was the most surprising to me. I am only posting my best dissection, but this one looked the same. I am sending 3 specimens to BOLD for DNA confirmation
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Contributed by A. Hendrickson on 16 November, 2019 - 5:23pm

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