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Geometridae - Ixala desperaria - male
Copyright © 2020 Pamela Piombino

Geometridae - Ixala desperaria - Male
6 miles west of Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
June 26, 2020
Came to MV light, 5200', native and xeric gardens.
Contributed by Pamela Piombino on 28 July, 2020 - 9:35pm
Last updated 29 July, 2020 - 8:03pm

Ixaria
Thank you. Truly, I thought it looked like it might be another Ixaria, but I didn't think I would find another of these rarities, two days in a row at a 3000' elevation difference.
… Pamela Piombino, 29 July, 2020 - 8:35pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 29 July, 2020 - 8:03pm

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