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Unknown day-flying moth, Heliothinae or Amphipyrinae or ??? on Gaillardia from AZ  - Pseudacontia crustaria

Unknown day-flying moth, Heliothinae or Amphipyrinae or ??? on Gaillardia from AZ - Pseudacontia crustaria
Sierra Ancha Mountains north of Globe, Gila County, Arizona, USA
May 3, 2021
Size: wingspan - 22 mm
On Gaillardia flowers

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Unknown day-flying moth, Heliothinae or Amphipyrinae or ??? on Gaillardia from AZ  - Pseudacontia crustaria Pseudacontia crustaria

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Check out the MPG & BOLD pages for (#10172) Pseudacontia crustaria. If confirmed, it will be a new data point for Arizona. There used to be three species in the genus, but now they are all considered synonymous. (variable)

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