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Galgula partita
Suburban yard
Adult males have reddish-brown to grayish forewings in male, while these are shiny dark brownish-maroon to blackish in females.
Spotted on Mar 24, 2015
Submitted on Mar 28, 2015
3 Comments
Thank you so much for the confirmation Mark! I looked into it and the females usually have this coloration
Ken Childs pic (#1) is colored most like yours here http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...
They sure are variable but your ID looks ok to me.