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Moth - Spragueia dama - female
Copyright © 2012 Randy Hardy

Moth - Spragueia dama - Female
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 24, 2012
Det. by Hugh McGuinness who added that "it probably should be bar-coded to make sure that it isn't an undescribed species."
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Contributed by Randy Hardy on 25 August, 2012 - 7:03pm
Last updated 26 August, 2012 - 1:08pm

S. jaguaralis?
Isn't this S. jaguaralis? I've had both S. dama and S. jaguaralis at my light in Santa Cruz Co, AZ, this past week - they seem to sort out pretty well against BG and MPG images. Though maybe there's variation I'm not aware of.
… Sue Carnahan, 24 August, 2022 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

There are four postings here,
two from Texas and two from Arizona, that look like the same thing, they are split between S. dama and S. jaguaralis on BugGuide, but don't look quite right in either place. I would say they are not S. dama. All four look considerably more like S. jaguaralis, but I'm not certain if they really belong there. I'm not moving any of them yet, since I don't know these moths well enough yet.

Here are the others:
… David J. Ferguson, 21 September, 2013 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

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