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9146 Delightful Bird Dropping Moth - Tarache delecta
Copyright © 2012 Mark Dreiling

9146 Delightful Bird Dropping Moth - Tarache delecta
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
May 28, 2012
Found at UV light near pond in wooded area of a flood plain.
Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 28 May, 2012 - 8:30am

Comments

DNA update
Now identified as Tarache delecta in BOLD. Identified reference specimens are now available there.
… Mark Dreiling, 16 June, 2014 - 12:49pm

DNA results
Supported at the Acontia (Tarache) genus level by DNA barcoding BOLD LPOKE538-12
There is another matching specimen from this location.
Tarache delecta reference specimens are not yet in BOLD.
Reference: BOLD:ACF5455
… Mark Dreiling, 30 September, 2013 - 6:13am

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