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Chrysanthrax - Neodiplocampta mira - male
Copyright © 2011 Hartmut Wisch

Chrysanthrax - Neodiplocampta mira - Male
Eaton Canyon Natural Area, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 30, 2011
Size: 7 mm
Found at edge of Scalebroom (Lepidospartum squamatum).
I don't know which species this is, though given time may be able to match it to an identified specimen. Perhaps Andy will know this?

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 31 August, 2011 - 7:46pm
Last updated 15 September, 2012 - 9:13pm

Moved
I'm pretty sure this is Neodiplocampta mira. This is a tricky one as vein R2+3 is barely distorted, quite unlike the strongly distorted R2+3 that is supposed to characterize Neodiplocampta. The other characters match, though, and there is a subtle difference in the vein shape from most Villini.

Moved from Chrysanthrax.
… Joel Kits, 15 September, 2012 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Joel -
I see what you mean re. vein R2+3, which is also considerably less distorted than shown in Hull & Martin (1974; Fig. 1, p. 326). Does have a relatively short face as described.
… Hartmut Wisch, 16 September, 2012 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

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