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Men's Room Moth at SANWR - Prochoerodes olivata
Copyright © 2009 Joshua Stuart Rose

Men's Room Moth at SANWR - Prochoerodes olivata
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
July 19, 2009
I was freshening up at the SANWR men's room, before hitting the trails for the NABA count, when I spotted this moth. Distinctive, but not one I have seen before, and cannot find it in my LRGV moth guides by Knudson and Bordelon. Hopefully somebody out there will recognize it... My tendency, much discussed at Dragonfly Days, for finding interesting insects in and around men's rooms, seems to be continuing.
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Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 19 July, 2009 - 11:25pm
Last updated 20 July, 2009 - 11:37pm

Moved
Moved from Prochoerodes. Thanks Bob! CB replied to my TX-Butterfly post with the same diagnosis. The book claims it is the "most common of the larger geometrids in the Valley", but I think this is the first I've seen, certainly the first I've photographed. The photo in the book is much darker and less yellowish than this one, I guess mine must be pretty faded...
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Freshen Up the Moth! - 6983 - Prochoerodes olivata
First "live" photo I've seen. Plate 16.28 in LRGV Micros & Geos.


McGuire Center Collection at MPG
… Bob Patterson, 20 July, 2009 - 1:40am login or register to post comments

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