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Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

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Description:

The head and thorax are white with the abdomen being yellow-orange with a row of black spots. The fore wing is white with a variable amount of black spots (some individuals lack these spots). The hind wing is yellow-orange in males and white in females. Both sexes have 3-4 black spots or blotches on their hind wings. The wingspan measures 4.5 to 6.8 cm

Habitat:

Desert Scrub, 4500'

Notes:

Yavapai Co AZ Cow Flat

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Estigmene acrea

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