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Red-eyed Button Slug Moth - Hodges#4657 (Heterogenea shurtleffi)
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Bob Cross
Tortricidia pallida -
Heterogenea shurtleffi
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
September 4, 2022
Size: About 10 mm TL
Attracted to black lights. If accepted, This is second FL BG record. First recorded by my friend and Tallahassee neighbor, Peter Homann in 2014.
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Contributed by
Bob Cross
on 4 September, 2022 - 7:29am
Last updated 4 September, 2022 - 2:15pm
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Steve Morris
, 4 September, 2022 - 2:15pm
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Heterogenea shurtleffi
Thanks for the correction Steve. Of course, I considered both of these moths, and had a difficult time making a decision. But I settled on T. pallida. It seemed to me that most shurtleffi had dark fringe whereas my moth had lighter fringe and was more red overall. Perhaps I was most convinced of pallida when I saw that there were no FL BG records for shurtleffi. Anyhow, I think I was hasty in my choice, but I'm still not sure I could distinguish these two species if needed. Any tips on what to look for? Thanks again for the ID help.
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Bob Cross
, 4 September, 2022 - 3:02pm
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