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funeralis or maculalis (Desmia funeralis or maculalis)
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Copyright © 2008
Gary Kessler
Grape Leaffolder Moth -
Desmia
Angelica, Allegany County, New York, USA
June 10, 2008
5159-60 -- Grape Leaffolder Moth -- Desmia sp. grp.
Gary
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Contributed by
Gary Kessler
on 13 June, 2008 - 7:28am
Last updated 29 June, 2010 - 11:10am
Moved
Moved from
Desmia
.
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john and jane balaban
, 29 June, 2010 - 11:11am
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Yes.
The white patch on top of the head used to be considered a feature of
Desmia maculalis
but Bob Patterson reports
here
that it's not a reliable characteristic (according to Brian Scholtens) in distinguishing between
funeralis
and
maculalis
, so I think we'll have to lump the two species together at BugGuide.
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Robin McLeod
, 13 June, 2008 - 8:19am
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Thank you
for the link and info Robin. Interesting.
Gary
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Gary Kessler
, 13 June, 2008 - 8:57am
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