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Desmia sp.
Moth
No worries, Jenna! I do not have genetic equipment readily available either and label these as Desmia sp. as well. Perhaps in the future a visually diagnostic characteristic between these two species will be found. By the way, welcome to Project Noah and awesome first spotting! I would love if you could add this to my mission, "Moths of the World:"
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...
It was taken several hours ago and I don't think I could get that info without it flying off. Although its not reliable I'm going to go ahead and label it as a member of the genus desmia. Thank you!
Desmia funeralis and Desmia maculalis can not be distinguished by a photo and need a photo of the underside, a measurement, and genetic examination.
Spotted on Aug 15, 2013
Submitted on Aug 16, 2013
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