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Spodoptera eridania, #9672 - Spodoptera eridania

Spodoptera eridania, #9672 - Spodoptera eridania
n.w. Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
November 7, 2012
Size: FW 16-17mm
I wanted to get an opinion on images of a couple of critters that showed up yesterday here in Austin. The present moth is very similar to Mark Dreiling's unstreaked--and DNA barcoded--S. eridania from OK on both BG and MPG as well as other BG images from VA and FL. Austin appears to be a bit west of the normal range of this species (same sources; and not listed by Gillaspy). I've had numbers of S. albula at my porchlight since Oct. 16 (e.g. here) then all of a sudden on Nov. 7, a small number of apparent eridania showed up--very suspicious! I'm uploading another individual in a moment which shows the heavy post-median streak, more characteristic of the species.

Comments/corrections will be much appreciated. I'll move these images to S. eridania--or wherever they belong--after I get confirmation.

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Spodoptera eridania, #9672 - Spodoptera eridania Spodoptera eridania? - Spodoptera eridania

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