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Arizona Moth for ID - Abagrotis alampeta

Arizona Moth for ID - Abagrotis alampeta
Twilight Road on Mt. Graham , Graham County, Arizona, USA
August 27, 2018
On a sheet with a Bioquip UV black light.

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Arizona Moth for ID - Abagrotis alampeta Arizona Moth for ID - Abagrotis alampeta

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Moved from ID Request. I you have not already downloaded MONA Fascicle 27-3, you should. There are really only three Abagrotis species to consider in the southwest that look like this - alampeta, orbis, denticulata. They are all discussed fairly close together towards the end of the fascicle with images all together in Plate 6. The fascicle also provides range maps which quickly eliminates denticulata from this Arizona location. On Page 228, the fascicle mentions the biggest difference between alampeta and orbis is with filling of the orbicular and reniform spots. In alampeta the spots are filled with ground color, while the spots on orbis typically have darker fill than ground color, especially with the reniform. I probably should mention that reedi is in the area and somewhat similar, but that species typically has dark banding all across the ST area instead of just at the costa.

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