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Geometrid - Galenara lixaria - female
Copyright © 2009 cwmelton

Geometrid - Galenara lixaria - Female
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
November 11, 2009
Size: Forewing Length 18 mm
Elevation 5,000. ft.
Oak-Juniper Woodland.
Contributed by cwmelton on 12 November, 2009 - 10:50pm
Last updated 21 October, 2018 - 11:11pm

Galenara sp.
BOLD DNA Analysis ID CMAZA291-09.
… cwmelton, 11 September, 2013 - 1:08pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 31 December, 2009 - 3:07pm

Probably ? 6630 - Galena lixaria
There are five candidate species in SE Arizona. This photo matches best in the MPG collection the following example, but other species are quite similar.

© Jim Vargo at Moth Photographers Group
… Bob Patterson, 13 November, 2009 - 7:54am

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