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#6740 Xanthotype urticaria, False Crocus Geometer - Xanthotype
Copyright © 2013 Diana Stock-Prescott

#6740 Xanthotype urticaria, False Crocus Geometer - Xanthotype
Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
May 31, 2013
Larger than I have seen before and note the Filiform antennae rather than the Pectinate.
Contributed by Diana Stock-Prescott on 7 August, 2013 - 10:53pm
Last updated 8 August, 2013 - 12:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 8 August, 2013 - 12:29am

#6740 Xanthotype urticaria and #6743 Xanthotype sospeta
I notice that these two types are very similar at first look. The antennae are different and I heard the two species may be lumped together at some point.
… Diana Stock-Prescott, 7 August, 2013 - 11:08pm

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