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Crambid Snout Moth - Hodges #5431 - Fissicrambus profanellus

Crambid Snout Moth - Hodges #5431 - Fissicrambus profanellus
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
November 24, 2012

How do you distinguish..
...Fissicrambus quadrinotellus (#5485)? I've tended to believe the spotted ones were "quadrinotellus" and the ones with longitudinal dark streaking were "profanellus". Yet, as I peruse offerings on MPG, I see some F. quadrinotellus which by-in-large *lack* the characteristic four dark spots (see, e.g., Mike Quinn's critter here from Austin) and conversely, some images of F. profanellus which are well-spotted (e.g. Carol Wolf's banner image on the profanellus page). So, how are these separated? What am I doing wrong?

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