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Mesolia sp. - Prionapteryx achatina
Copyright © 2020 Hal Livings

Mesolia sp. - Prionapteryx achatina
20 miles southwest of Llano, Llano County, Texas, USA
September 17, 2020
Size: FW~11mm
This looks like an undescribed Mesolia species. Compare to . I've seen this species here several times and previously reported it as an out-of-range #5334 - Prionapteryx achatina, ,
which was never verified

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Contributed by Hal Livings on 17 September, 2020 - 6:12pm
Last updated 7 October, 2020 - 6:28pm

Moved, Prionapteryx achatina
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. I think these are P. achatina. Note fairly straight ST line ruling out Mesolia.
… Aaron Hunt, 7 October, 2020 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

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