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Virbia? - Helvibotys pucilla
Copyright © 2020 Steve Morris

Virbia? - Helvibotys pucilla
Mark Twain National Forest, Phelps County, Missouri, USA
August 3, 2019
Size: ~9 mm TL
Came to sheet lit by Coleman lantern at the Lane Spring Campground. Was going to suggest Eubaphe unicolor, but now realize this moth is probably too small for that. The dark legs are probably not right for Virbia. Wing shape had me thinking something under Pyraloidae, but cannot find anything like it there.
Contributed by Steve Morris on 1 March, 2020 - 12:12pm
Last updated 17 June, 2021 - 3:19am

Moved
Moved from Phaedropsis.
… Kyhl Austin, 17 June, 2021 - 3:19am

Moved tentatively
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Aaron Hunt, 27 April, 2020 - 1:53pm

Maybe not too small
Jim Vargo's pinned image of Eubaphe unicolor at MPG with a wingspan of 21 mm has a ratio of WS = ~ 2.28X body length. Applying that ratio to your ~ 9 mm TL would give a WS of about 20.5 mm.
… jim sogaard, 25 March, 2020 - 10:39am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tyler Hedlund, 25 March, 2020 - 8:38am

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