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Melipotis cellaris (Cellar Melipotis) - Melipotis cellaris -

Falcon State Park, Zapata County, Texas, USA
January 30, 2020
Size: ~19 mm FW

Also found a male at this location a couple days earlier. Only posting this female because there are fewer good images of them.

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Contributed by Steve Morris on 5 February, 2020 - 11:24am

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