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Olive-shaded Bird Dropping Moth - Hodges#9090 (Ponometia candefacta)
Photo#502050
Copyright © 2011
Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara
White moth -
Ponometia candefacta
off Redington Road, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
March 22, 2011
Size: approx 1 cm
Dry wash, hides between rocks, elevation 2600 feet, Sonoran desert
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Contributed by
Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara
on 31 March, 2011 - 4:37pm
Last updated 31 March, 2011 - 7:49pm
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Randy Hardy
, 31 March, 2011 - 7:49pm
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I manipulated your photo
I lightened, sharpened, rotated and cropped your photo to make it easier to get a good ID for you (hope you don't mind). This looks like Hodges #9090 –
Ponometia candefacta
to me. There is some variability in this species and a few similar moths too. Check them out on the
MPG
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Randy Hardy
, 31 March, 2011 - 7:48pm
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Thanks so much Randy, I reall
Thanks so much Randy, I really appreciate your help. What a fantastic site the MPG is! Your collection of moth photos is really amazing. I've always been intimidated by the difficulty of identifying moths - now I have a good place to start. They sure are a wonder. Thanks.
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Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara
, 1 April, 2011 - 10:51am
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