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Bentsen Xmas Utethesia - Utetheisa ornatrix
Copyright © 2009 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Joshua S. Rose Ph.D.

Bentsen Xmas Utethesia - Utetheisa ornatrix
World Birding Center at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
December 25, 2008
A colleague and I wandered out into the reveg (short for revegetation) fields to reprimand someone who was letting their dog run out there unleashed. Afterwards I spotted this critter in flight, followed it to a perch, and took this photo.
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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 16 July, 2009 - 8:12am
Last updated 18 April, 2012 - 11:40am

Moved
Moved from Ornate Moth.

The two subspecies in North America are no longer recognized and are consider two forms of Utetheisa ornatrix.(1)
The Bug Guide pages need to be adjusted.
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… Maury J. Heiman, 18 April, 2012 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

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