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Poplar Bud Borer - Meroptera mirandella
Copyright © 2011 Van Truan

Poplar Bud Borer - Meroptera mirandella
Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
June 23, 2011
Size: < 1 inch
Attracted to black light in back yard

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Poplar Bud Borer - Meroptera mirandella Poplar Bud Borer - Meroptera mirandella
Contributed by Van Truan on 27 October, 2011 - 10:30pm
Last updated 27 December, 2022 - 12:05pm

Moved
Moved from Poplar Bud Borer Moth.
… Aaron Hunt, 27 December, 2022 - 12:05pm

Moved
Moved from Meroptera.

Nina, is probably correct. This moth may just have some wear in the median area.
Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 29 October, 2011 - 12:00am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 28 October, 2011 - 11:53pm

appears to be Meroptera mirandella - Hodges #5785
Meroptera mirandella - Hodges #5785 which is found from Iowa to Arizona, but will do some checking to be sure.
… Maury J. Heiman, 28 October, 2011 - 7:14pm

5786 – Meroptera cviatella – Poplar Bud Borer Moth?
I think this may be 5786 – Meroptera cviatella – Poplar Bud Borer Moth
… Nina, 28 October, 2011 - 4:49pm

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