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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Spilomelinae » Margaroniini » Palpita » Freeman's Palpita Moth - Hodges#5225 (Palpita freemanalis)
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Palpita freemanalis
Copyright © 2012 Ken Childs

Palpita freemanalis
Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee, USA
August 10, 2012
I'm guessing this is Palpita magniferalis but I'd like more opinions.
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Contributed by Ken Childs on 13 August, 2012 - 4:02pm
Last updated 25 March, 2014 - 2:20pm

Interesting change of mind
Ken, what criteria made this rather dark Palpita a P. freemanalis? Anyway, what are the criteria for freemanalis - the guide page is not of much help.
… Peter Homann, 10 January, 2016 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

 
I got help from Brian Scholte
I got help from Brian Scholtens on this and other dark freemanalis and I really can't give specifics. All I can really do is compare images confirmed by Brian to any I find.

The orange based ones are easy to ID which is probably why most on BG are orange.
… Ken Childs, 10 January, 2016 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

 
Confusing genus
Thank you, Ken, for the explanation. I now noticed among your posts a mating pair that shows sexual dimorphism with respect to "blackness." With renewed interest I went through my photos and am now more confused than ever because I realize that my choices are not just magniferalis (relatively easy), arsaltealis, freemanalis and illibalis, but also aenescentalis and maritima. Of these, Heppner's Florida Checklist actually lists only illibalis and magniferalis, but I definitely encountered arsaltealis (I think). Brian Scholten's wisdom is obviously needed.
… Peter Homann, 11 January, 2016 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Palpita.
… Ken Childs, 25 March, 2014 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Ken Childs, 22 March, 2014 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

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