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Melemaea magdalena - male
Copyright © 2013 ERand

Melemaea magdalena - Male
Apache County, Arizona, USA
August 24, 2013
Size: Wingspan approx. 27mm
Contributed by ERand on 25 August, 2013 - 8:31pm

host plant unknown
sure would be nice to find out! Maybe you could do some work on that. :)
… Maury J. Heiman, 26 August, 2013 - 10:23am

 
Host
I'm pretty sure that it is a conifer feeding species. I collected a female that night, but unfortunately it was pouring down rain and I killed her without checking the sex first, as I was just trying to get out of the rain. The mystery of this species is why is it so rarely found? M. virgata is pretty common in a lot of the SE AZ mountain ranges. Oh well, a project for next year.
… ERand, 29 October, 2013 - 1:24am

Moved
Moved from Melemaea.

Thank you!
Please try for more photos!
… Maury J. Heiman, 25 August, 2013 - 8:35pm

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