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Hydriomena bistriolata - Hodges#7238 (Hydriomena bistriolata)
Photo#749825
Copyright © 2013
A. Hendrickson
Which Carpet Moth? -
Hydriomena bistriolata
Camp Wood, Edwards County, Texas, USA
March 9, 2013
I think this is the same specimen as
but I am not absolutely positive. I think this might be Hodges #7238.
Contributed by
A. Hendrickson
on 10 March, 2013 - 9:05am
Last updated 22 February, 2020 - 11:16am
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Bob Biagi
, 22 February, 2020 - 11:16am
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Hello Bob,
How sure are you of this placement? The only one I have sent to BOLD came back
H. transfigurata
and you can see it at BOLD TXLEP126-15 and here on BG. I have always assumed that the rest of mine that look like this are that species. I think all Hydriomenas are very difficult to distinguish so any help you can give me would be appreciated.
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A. Hendrickson
, 22 February, 2020 - 11:35am
Yes
You should have both species in your area and they are very similar. The AM band is usually darker than
Hydriomena transfigurata
near the inner margin, but not always.
I was comparing other images from Texas and this one seems to look like the others, but it's hard to be 100% sure. It's good that you are sending specimens to BOLD, especially in these difficult groups.
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Bob Biagi
, 22 February, 2020 - 11:59am
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Interesting. I just dissected one that I believe waas H. transfigurata judging from the Tony Thomas dissections posted there. I will hunt up the photos of the adult and post both to BG for comparison.
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