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Grammia geneura
Outer wings are tan with a black patterns and may be round or pointed at the tips. Inner wings can carry a varying degree of hue from the vibrant pink and black (spotted here) to being almost an unmarked/colored.
This species was observed in the southwest in a high elevation (9000') scrubby desert area edge to the west by a large pinon forest.
I observed several of this species over the course of a month but had not seen any in the same area the year before or after. They appeared through June, mated, and died off / disappeared in July. Thanks to JuanDiTrani for proper species ID. I had the regional cousin the Harnessed tiger moth which is in the southeast.
Karen, thanks, was so stoked when I found this site.
Juan, thanks for the species. That is the local species variant.
Spotted on Jun 9, 2010
Submitted on Oct 10, 2011
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