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Moth

Moth
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 3, 2010
Looks like Helvibotys helvialis or Neohelvibotys arizonensis to me. I'll keep looking as range info isn't entirely clear. At UV lights.

Moved
Moved from Pyraustini.

Moved
Moved from Moths.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Either Species is a Possibility....
.... but according to Brian Scholtens, all species in these genera require dissection and evaluation of genitalia to identify. Contributing specimens to the BOLD Project is also a good way to work out difficult IDs.

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