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Tiger Moth - Apantesis
Copyright © 2021 Zack Saavedra

Tiger Moth - Apantesis
Gene Howe WMA, Hemphill County, Texas, USA
September 26, 2021
Drawn in by a mercury vapor lamp set up behind the bunkhouse. I tried matching it to get a species ID but the pattern doesn't seem to exactly fit any of them, due to the thin, slightly broken line near the inner edge of the forewing and the three blotches adjacent to it. I presume this an example of pattern variability.
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Contributed by Zack Saavedra on 8 October, 2021 - 1:39pm
Last updated 9 October, 2021 - 10:49am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 9 October, 2021 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Nice pic, though.
Nice pic, though.
… Clay Nichols, 8 October, 2021 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Moth
Thanks. I thought it came out rather well myself.

While we're on the subject, I did collect this individual, so I could provide additional angles. Would that allow for a definitive ID?
… Zack Saavedra, 8 October, 2021 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

 
I don’t think so. I think i
I don’t think so. I think it needs to be dissected for ID.
… Clay Nichols, 8 October, 2021 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Not Surprised
This genus happens to be one of the variable ones, but it's no big deal. I'm sparing this one from dissection for the sake of my collection.
… Zack Saavedra, 8 October, 2021 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

Can’t tell. Sorry.
Can’t tell. Sorry.
… Clay Nichols, 8 October, 2021 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

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