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Mystery Moth - Virbia
Copyright © 2009 Mary Beth Stowe

Mystery Moth - Virbia
Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
January 3, 2009
Size: 1/2 inch
Possible White-dotted Groundling (Condica videns)?
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Contributed by Mary Beth Stowe on 3 January, 2009 - 8:08pm
Last updated 8 January, 2009 - 4:04pm

Holomelina sp.
Try Holomelina. You may have to settle for genus. The first time I saw one of these, I couldn't believe it turned out to be a tiger moth.
… Steve Nanz, 4 January, 2009 - 5:12am login or register to post comments

 
Mystery Moth
Thanks, Steve! Ideally I wanted to post all three pics together but couldn't figure out how to do that. May I move it to the correct page, or is that something someone else has to do?
… Mary Beth Stowe, 4 January, 2009 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

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