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Donacaula - Donacaula maximellus
Copyright © 2023 Mike Chapman

Donacaula - Donacaula maximellus
Glynn County, Georgia, USA
May 30, 2023
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Contributed by Mike Chapman on 1 June, 2023 - 8:24am
Last updated 2 June, 2023 - 7:24am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Mike Chapman, 2 June, 2023 - 7:24am login or register to post comments

Size?
Looks like maximellus
… Aaron Hunt, 1 June, 2023 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

 
The mesh is 1/16 inch so that
The mesh is 1/16 inch so that makes the wing length about 29mm. I think that puts it in the range for maximellus. That same night I had an even darker one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41515403@N05/52943352556
… Mike Chapman, 1 June, 2023 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Nothing else approaches that size
… Aaron Hunt, 2 June, 2023 - 6:16am login or register to post comments

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