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Noctuinae? - Protogygia polingi
Copyright © 2020 Salvador Vitanza

Noctuinae? - Protogygia polingi
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
March 7, 2020
Coordinates: 32.099582, -113.477177
Elevation: 736 ft
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 24 March, 2020 - 9:29pm
Last updated 27 March, 2020 - 10:49am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

Did you collect it? This would be a good one to send to BOLD.
… Bob Biagi, 27 March, 2020 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
No, I didn't
I always let moths go after the photo shoots. I am more a collector of images than of specimens, but I'm always glad to donate them to reference collections. Thanks for the ID!
… Salvador Vitanza, 27 March, 2020 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

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