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Toripalpus - Toripalpus trabalis
Copyright © 2006 John Davis

Toripalpus - Toripalpus trabalis
Lyle-Balch Cemetery, 400 ft, Klickitat County, Washington, USA
July 23, 2006

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Contributed by John Davis on 8 August, 2006 - 10:08pm
Last updated 9 August, 2006 - 8:45am

5585 - Jocara trabalis
... I'd refer the moth to this species, at least tentatively, based on the Vargo specimen shown below. I've only seen Vargo's photos for two of the six species in this genus, so there is always the chance that one of the unseen species is an even better match for your photos.


© Jim Vargo at MPG
… Bob Patterson, 8 August, 2006 - 11:26pm

 
ID
Thanks, I wondered why it didn't hold it's wings the same as the others.
… John Davis, 9 August, 2006 - 8:44am

 
Moved
to new species page.
… Chuck Entz, 9 August, 2006 - 1:13am

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