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Chlorochlamys phyllinaria? - Nemoria elfa - female
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Chlorochlamys phyllinaria? - Nemoria elfa - Female
Trinity River Refuge HQ building, Liberty County, Texas, USA
March 19, 2020
None of the photos in MPG/BG show the black dot. Everything else looks OK. Any comments?
Contributed by Stuart J. Marcus on 20 March, 2020 - 10:12am
Last updated 22 May, 2020 - 12:27am

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… Bob Biagi, 22 May, 2020 - 12:27am

Female
She is probably something like this one below, with an unmarked abdomen, dashed terminal line, white fringe and prominent discal spots.
Nemoria elfa:
… Bob Biagi, 21 April, 2020 - 8:17pm

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