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Moth est. 40mm wingspan - Lambdina punctata - female
Copyright © 2020 Eric P Shultz

Moth est. 40mm wingspan - Lambdina punctata - Female
Tesuque, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
May 20, 2020
Size: ~20mm head to wingtip
On Gambel Oak.
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Contributed by Eric P Shultz on 21 May, 2020 - 8:30am
Last updated 28 June, 2022 - 4:49am

Moved to Lambdina punctata
Moved from Lambdina vitraria.

Tentative ID. Apparently too big for vitraria.
… Steve Nanz, 28 June, 2022 - 4:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

New Mexico is on the map.
… Bob Biagi, 24 May, 2020 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Wonderful!
Wanted to get it evenly lit so I held out my hat for shade, but that meant holding the camera one-handed and it just didn't work out. So glad I went ahead and posted this sun-struck shot! Thanks for the ID!
… Eric P Shultz, 24 May, 2020 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

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