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Parapheromia falsata - female
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Parapheromia falsata - Female

Road to Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mountains, 31.912, -109.271, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 31, 2021
Size: Forewing Length 19 mm.
Elevation 8,232. ft.

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Parapheromia falsata - female Parapheromia falsata - female
Contributed by cwmelton on 24 August, 2021 - 10:04pm

Comments

Looks like...
I think that these are the same species and the female (above) should be moved. I already left a message for Steve Nanz, since this moth is included on MPG.
Mericisca gracea: ♂ The PM line has an extra (outward) bulge near the middle of the wing. None of the Parapheromia have that bulge.
… Bob Biagi, 2 February, 2023 - 4:50pm

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