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unknown moth - Nomenia duodecemlineata
Copyright © 2009 Gary McDonald

unknown moth - Nomenia duodecemlineata
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
February 2, 2009
Size: ~16mm wingspan.
Came to black light. (live oak/chaparral habitat).
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 4 February, 2009 - 10:47am
Last updated 31 March, 2012 - 2:26pm

Moved
Moved from Venusia duodecemlineata.
… Gary McDonald, 31 March, 2012 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Venusia.
… Charley Eiseman, 31 March, 2012 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

100% DNA match
100% DNA match at BOLD to Venusia duodecemlineata.
… Gary McDonald, 31 March, 2012 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

Well...
Some forewing features in this California specimen appear to be more pronounced and melanic than its Canadian cousins, others are not. If only five species exist in NA, then I would say this matches V. obsoleta the best. However, there is a strong suggestion here that another form exists that has not yet been identified, so I would leave this under Venusia for now.
… Ross Hill, 10 February, 2009 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Ross & Nina
for the genus & possible species ID. I have photos of 3 more individuals which I photographed within an hour of this one. I can post them if they would be of any help with the ID.
… Gary McDonald, 10 February, 2009 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

this is probably
in genus Venusia
but I don't know which one...options might be V. cambrica, or V. duodecemlineata

Nina
… Nina, 5 February, 2009 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

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