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Unidentified Moth ??? - Metalectra diabolica
Copyright © 2009 Mark Dreiling

Unidentified Moth ??? - Metalectra diabolica
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
September 22, 2008
Found at UV light near pond in wooded area of a flood plain.
My best match is 8503 - Metalectra diabolica: BOLD
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Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 16 May, 2009 - 1:48pm
Last updated 31 August, 2010 - 10:42am

Moved
Moved from Metalectra.
… Mark Dreiling, 31 August, 2010 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

DNA results
Now supported as Metalectra diabolica by DNA barcoding match, BOLD LPOKA295-08
This specimen is shown here: BOLD:AAD1209
… Mark Dreiling, 31 August, 2010 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

Unlike Specimen Shown by Knudson & Bordelon....
... in Rio Grande Valley Micromoths. Looks to me to fit somewhere in 8499 - Metalectra discalis or 8500 - M. quadrisignata. Maybe All_Leps will help with DNA.
… Bob Patterson, 16 May, 2009 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

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