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Common Idia, 8323? - Metalectra miserulata
Copyright © 2012 Kyle Kittelberger

Common Idia, 8323? - Metalectra miserulata
Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
August 2, 2012
Common Idia is the best match I can find for this moth. Maybe the western form looks slightly darker overall?
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Contributed by Kyle Kittelberger on 17 August, 2012 - 10:54am
Last updated 12 April, 2016 - 10:07pm

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