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Synchlora xysteraria - Hodges#7060 (Synchlora xysteraria)
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Bob Cross
Synchlora xysteraria
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St. George Island, Franklin County, Florida, USA
July 24, 2021
Size: About 15 mm WS
Attracted to black lights.
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Contributed by
Bob Cross
on 29 July, 2021 - 9:58am
Last updated 29 July, 2021 - 11:33am
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Bob Biagi
, 29 July, 2021 - 11:33am
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Female
That is the expected species for Florida. So I will move the image there.
However, I have no idea how to eliminate the several similar species found in the Caribbean, to Costa Rica and South America.
BOLD has quite a few unidentified species near (#7060.1)
Synchlora gerularia
, but none of them have been found in Florida, so far.
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Bob Biagi
, 29 July, 2021 - 11:32am
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Synchlora gerularia
Thanks Bob and thanks for the heads up on Synchlora gerularia. It certainly looks tough to distinguish from xysteraria. We should probably expect it here as it is already in Texas.
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Bob Cross
, 29 July, 2021 - 2:01pm
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