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Bentsen Beaded LW - Lomamyia squamosa
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Bentsen Beaded LW - Lomamyia squamosa
World Birding Center HQ at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
August 27, 2008
From the park's maintenance yard, like so many of my favorite nocturnal insect finds...

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Bentsen Beaded LW - Lomamyia squamosa Bentsen Beaded LW - Lomamyia squamosa
Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 3 July, 2020 - 10:56pm
Last updated 16 November, 2020 - 10:25pm

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Moved
Moved from Lomamyia after species ID was suggested by Vladislav Grigorenko via iNaturalist. Based on Faulkner's 1992 revision of the genus, it appears that L. squamosa is the only species which occurs in south Texas.
… Joshua Stuart Rose, 16 November, 2020 - 10:25pm

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