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Moth - Caripeta ocellaria - male
Copyright © 2009 cwmelton

Moth - Caripeta ocellaria - Male
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 19, 2009
Size: Forewing Length 25 mm
Had three similar looking individuals. Perhaps the same as this?
Elevation 5,000. ft.
Oak-Juniper Woodland.

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Contributed by cwmelton on 20 October, 2009 - 5:42am
Last updated 21 October, 2009 - 7:04pm

BOLD Systems DNA analysis
ID Confirmed.
Barcode ID CMAZA158-09.
… cwmelton, 23 February, 2012 - 9:11am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… cwmelton, 21 October, 2009 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

Guessing 6873 - Caripeta ocellaria
... chill one, spread the wings wide, and let's see if the hindwing (not open far enough in any of these shots) has a black line across much of it. My guess is that all your moths of this size and forewing pattern are of this species.
… Bob Patterson, 20 October, 2009 - 6:25am login or register to post comments

 
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… cwmelton, 21 October, 2009 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

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