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Plume Moth - Megalorhipida leucodactylus
Copyright © 2008 Carol L. Rollins

Plume Moth - Megalorhipida leucodactylus
West of Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 19, 2008
Spotted on Desert Broom on our property, elevation 4,600'

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Plume Moth - Megalorhipida leucodactylus Plume Moth - Megalorhipida leucodactylus
Contributed by Carol L. Rollins on 20 October, 2008 - 8:43am
Last updated 21 October, 2020 - 10:58am

Moved
Moved from Plume Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 29 January, 2009 - 5:28pm

Moved
Moved from Pterophoroidea.
… john and jane balaban, 30 December, 2008 - 4:30pm

 
This is the spiderling plume
This is the spiderling plume moth Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius). See recent article in Southern Lepidopterists' News, December 2008.
… Deborah Matthews, 29 January, 2009 - 2:24am

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