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Arizona Moth for ID - Almita portalia
Copyright © 2022 Jim Eckert

Arizona Moth for ID - Almita portalia
Pinery Canyon Road - Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 20, 2021
On a sheet with a Bioquip UV black light.

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Arizona Moth for ID - Almita portalia Arizona Moth for ID - Almita portalia
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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 27 March, 2022 - 9:41am
Last updated 27 March, 2022 - 5:04pm

Moved, Almita portalia
Moved from ID Request. Nice!
… Aaron Hunt, 27 March, 2022 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

Parapediasia decorellus
Perhaps Parapediasia decorellus?
… John Morgan, 27 March, 2022 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

 
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That suggestion got me looking in the right area, where I found a close match with 5451.3 – Almita portalia. See the BOLD images. The 2 dark dots in the subterminal area may be diagnostic. Would be a new Bugguide species.
… Jim Eckert, 27 March, 2022 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Almita portalia
I looked at the BOLD images and, yes, I think this could be Almita portalia. Also noted the white spaces between the dots and the diffuse white streak. On MPG, it looks like this species has been found in Arizona.
… John Morgan, 27 March, 2022 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

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