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Screen Door Moth - Archirhoe neomexicana
Copyright © 2011 Richard C. Hoyer

Screen Door Moth - Archirhoe neomexicana
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 24, 2011
I don't think I could find this one on my own, or at least not with a full day of searching.
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Contributed by Richard C. Hoyer on 26 April, 2011 - 8:29am
Last updated 26 April, 2011 - 12:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Richard C. Hoyer, 26 April, 2011 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID but close
Archirhoe neomexicana - Hodges#7295
… John R. Maxwell, 26 April, 2011 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

 
Definitely very close.
Thanks for the lead.
… Richard C. Hoyer, 26 April, 2011 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

 
Not much else
that this can be. I compared all other congeners and looked at the similar Triphosa californiata, and this one is just too close a match for the other photos here of Archirhoe neomexicana. It fits well within the variation of that species, and it clearly is a common one as well. Wouldn't be surprised if the host plant were mesquite.
… Richard C. Hoyer, 26 April, 2011 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

Image rotation
Do yourself a favor and rotate the image head up. Most moth images are done this way, and as you said this is a hard one. Few experts will do headstands for long trying to ID one moth when we have hundreds or thousands needing IDs.
… John R. Maxwell, 26 April, 2011 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

 
Reoriented
I added a reoriented image. Then I discovered you can just replace the old one, which I also did. Now I need to figure out how to delete the added one.
… Richard C. Hoyer, 26 April, 2011 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

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