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Erebid - Lesmone griseipennis
Copyright © 2010 cwmelton

Erebid - Lesmone griseipennis
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
June 2, 2010
Size: Forewing Length 17 mm
Elevation 5,000. ft.
Oak-Juniper Woodland.
Contributed by cwmelton on 3 June, 2010 - 11:34am
Last updated 5 December, 2010 - 8:07pm

BOLD Systems DNA analysis
ID Confirmed.
Barcode ID CMAZA805-10.
… cwmelton, 2 March, 2012 - 12:45pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 5 December, 2010 - 8:07pm

Lesmone griseipennis
Compare here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/136840

I found these to be quite common in the Chiricahuas and the Atacosa Highlands in May, right around 4000-5500' elevation, so the location, date, and elevation sound reasonable. :)
… Paul Dennehy, 3 November, 2010 - 9:44pm

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