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Destutia excelsa - Hodges#6883 (Destutia excelsa)
Photo#331711
Copyright © 2009
cwmelton
Moth -
Destutia excelsa
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 10, 2009
Size: 1.8 cm
Elevation 5,000. ft.
Oak-Juniper Woodland.
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Contributed by
cwmelton
on 11 September, 2009 - 12:22pm
Last updated 12 September, 2009 - 9:15am
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Maury J. Heiman
, 12 September, 2009 - 9:15am
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Maury - Charles' other example
here
came back as a
Destutia sp.
In checking out another similar example
here
, I realized that
D. oblentaria
is very similar. I made a page for it but didn't move the image when I realized I couldn't tell the difference and the descriptions didn't help. Maybe you can try. Should both Melton images be moved to genus?
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Steve Nanz
, 5 March, 2015 - 11:46am
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Moved
Moved from
Moths
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Maury J. Heiman
, 12 September, 2009 - 9:14am
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Looks Like 6883 - Destutia excelsa
but size, date may not fit?
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Bob Patterson
, 11 September, 2009 - 1:14pm
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