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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Heliothinae » Heliothodes » Heliothodes diminutiva - Hodges#11058 (Heliothodes diminutiva)
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Is this the flower moth Schinia? - Heliothodes diminutiva
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Is this the flower moth Schinia? - Heliothodes diminutiva
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
April 25, 2009

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Is this the flower moth Schinia? - Heliothodes diminutiva Is this the flower moth Schinia? - Heliothodes diminutiva
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 27 April, 2009 - 11:45pm
Last updated 29 April, 2009 - 12:41am

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Moved from ID Request.

Nice job, Ron. These are the first images of this species from California. (And might I add, appropriately photographed on your characteristic yellow flower of course!)
… Harsi S. Parker, 29 April, 2009 - 12:44am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Harsi
That flower is an institution in Orange County. It's known as Studio Randi.

Added 7-27-2015 -- It was named for two of my heroes: magic-debunker The Amazing Randi and Randi Peshkin, a foremost fused glass artist and teacher who operated Black Cat Studio in SoCal.

Details were at #102360, but that post was apparently removed.
… Ron Hemberger, 29 April, 2009 - 1:53am login or register to post comments

Almost...
looks like Heliothodes diminutiva.
… Chris Grinter, 28 April, 2009 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

 
Boy, they are close.
Thanks, Chris, that looks better than my first thought.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 April, 2009 - 12:52am login or register to post comments

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