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Arizona Moth for ID - Schinia thoreaui
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Arizona Moth for ID - Schinia thoreaui
Pena Blanca Spring off Ruby Road, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 31, 2018
Possible Plagiomimicus sp. Differs from images of other Plagiomimicus, having a darker postmedial area than the median area, all others reverse this pattern. On a sheet with a Bioquip UV black light.

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Arizona Moth for ID - Schinia thoreaui Arizona Moth for ID - Schinia thoreaui Arizona Moth for ID - Schinia thoreaui
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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 30 January, 2022 - 2:31pm
Last updated 30 January, 2022 - 8:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Aaron Hunt, 30 January, 2022 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank you Aaron and Bob. I wasn't sure I could rule out saturata, but some of the BOLD examples for thoreaui made me more convinced it was probably correct.
… Jim Eckert, 30 January, 2022 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
It might be something like Schinia thoreaui. (new for AZ)
… Bob Biagi, 30 January, 2022 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

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