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Xanthotype sp. - Xanthotype - female
Copyright © 2005 Craig Biegler

Xanthotype sp. - Xanthotype - Female
Denison University Biological Reserve, Licking County, Ohio, USA
June 7, 2005
Raised from final-instar caterpillar on white ash. Any discussion on which species this might be would be welcome.

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Xanthotype sp. - Xanthotype - female Xanthotype sp. - Xanthotype - female
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Contributed by Craig Biegler on 12 June, 2005 - 7:49pm

Xanthotype species
Unfortunately, identifying Xanthotype species by external characteristics is problematic because they share the same characteristics, and the variation among individuals of a species is greater than the variation between species. See comments in the Remarks section on the Guide page for the genus.
The CBIF site shows 3 images of X. sospeta and 3 of urticaria. Just for fun, I arranged the 6 images in no particular order here and removed the names. If someone devised a key to differentiate these 6 specimens, the key would eventually break down when 60 - or 600 - specimens were examined; I think that's the point that Rindge makes in the Remarks section.
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