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Hodges #8400 - Pygmy Redectis Moth? - Redectis pygmaea
Copyright © 2013 Peter Homann

Hodges #8400 - Pygmy Redectis Moth? - Redectis pygmaea
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
September 6, 2013
Size: Forewing ~7.5mm
At outdoor light. To me the absence of a white reniform spot and the pale triangular endings of PM and ST lines suggest that it is Redectis pygmaea and not R. vitrea. The image is not much to brag about, but perhaps I can get a comment regarding the moth's ID.
Contributed by Peter Homann on 22 September, 2013 - 6:49pm
Last updated 9 May, 2014 - 8:37am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
Adds Florida to the guide.
… Fyn Kynd, 23 September, 2013 - 7:52pm

 
Great!
Thank you, Fyn, for confirming my ID pick for this one. Yes, first BG image for Florida - but the species is listed in the Florida checklist. Surprising that I should become the first to post an image!
Peter
… Peter Homann, 24 September, 2013 - 5:05pm

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