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Acronicta retardata - male
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Acronicta retardata - Male
Karnack, Harrison County, Texas, USA
April 11, 2020
The adult emerged the evening of 04/11. A bit of a problematic emergence as the lower half of the pupal case remained attached to the moth as the wings hardened. Managed to get it off once that was complete but a bit of the pattern along the inner margin was abraded in the process.

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Contributed by George Smiley on 12 April, 2020 - 2:09pm
Last updated 9 July, 2020 - 11:30am

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