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160103 Pseudopostega cretea 0119
Copyright © 2021 Paul Westell

160103 Pseudopostega cretea 0119
(Coffin Point) Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
July 25, 2021
N 48° 59' 40"
W 123° 45' 35"
Elev: 15m

Habitat: Mixed woodland and residential.
Ocean frontage < 100 m
Fluorescent UV lights

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Contributed by Paul Westell on 3 August, 2021 - 1:22pm
Last updated 15 April, 2023 - 7:36pm

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Pohl's 2018 checklist of Canadian Lepidoptera lists only one species in this family in BC, which would make it Pseudopostega cretea.
… Paul Westell, 4 August, 2021 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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