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Fortunate Idaea - Hodges#7102 (Idaea bonifata)
Photo#49273
Copyright © 2006
Patrick Alexander
small moth -
Idaea bonifata
Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA
April 21, 2006
A small moth found on a plastic water jug in my kitchen.
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Contributed by
Patrick Alexander
on 24 April, 2006 - 7:08pm
Last updated 13 September, 2006 - 6:55pm
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john and jane balaban
, 13 September, 2006 - 6:55pm
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7102 - Idaea bonifata
... I suppose I should have been able to identify this long ago from two spread specimen photos at MPG. But, as is often the case, lovely photos of fresh living moths can be difficult to recognize by comparison with dead specimens. This photo was identified by Charles V. Covell, Jr. who is now Senior Research Scientist at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity in Gainesville, Florida.
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Bob Patterson
, 12 September, 2006 - 9:23pm
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Thanks!
Still have a few of these guys showing up at my apartment, good to have some idaea what they are.
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Patrick Alexander
, 12 September, 2006 - 11:01pm
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