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Hepialidae: Sthenopis purpurascens - Sthenopis purpurascens
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Hepialidae: Sthenopis purpurascens - Sthenopis purpurascens
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
July 19, 2013
Size: Length ~ 5-5.5 cm
Update (08 August 2013): Eggs were laid on 19 July; first of larvae hatched on 07 August. --carl

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Hepialidae: Sthenopis purpurascens - Sthenopis purpurascens - female Hepialidae: Sthenopis purpurascens - Sthenopis purpurascens - female Hepialidae: Sthenopis purpurascens - Sthenopis purpurascens
Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 21 July, 2013 - 4:12pm
Last updated 8 December, 2015 - 8:46am

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