Dirphia? from Calilegua, Argentina

zakvanloocke
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Looking for some of the rarer USA Sphingidae

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Dirphia? from Calilegua, Argentina Apr 26, 2012 15:16:47 GMT -8

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Post by zakvanloocke on Apr 26, 2012 15:16:47 GMT -8

Hello again everyone!
Can anyone identify this guy from Argentina? Thanks for any help and I may need some more Saturniidae ID help when I get back from Mexico in July, just a warning in case I flood this board : )

~Zak

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oehlkew
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Dirphia? from Calilegua, Argentina May 1, 2012 2:27:04 GMT -8

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Post by oehlkew on May 1, 2012 2:27:04 GMT -8

Hi Zak,
Brechlin and Meister and others have been describing many new Saturniidae species and it may be one that I have not seen yet. It seems closest to Dirphia ursina to me, but I am not positive of that identification.
I have been incorporating into WLSS images and data for many of the new species described in 2010-2011 by Brechlin and Meister, but I do not think they have covered that genus yet, unless it is one of the most recent journals.
Bill Oehlke

colin12303 Full Member Posts: 238	Dirphia? from Calilegua, Argentina May 4, 2012 6:53:06 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by colin12303 on May 4, 2012 6:53:06 GMT -8 Or maybe a Dirphia cadioui in really worn condition

oehlkew
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Dirphia? from Calilegua, Argentina May 4, 2012 9:58:10 GMT -8

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Post by oehlkew on May 4, 2012 9:58:10 GMT -8

I do no think cadioui, as the enlarged image seems to show a continuous dentate pm line, which I do not think is present on cadioui. The dentate line is a character of ursina, however.

Nonetheless, I am not sure.

Bill Oehlke

Post by zakvanloocke on Apr 26, 2012 15:16:47 GMT -8

Post by oehlkew on May 1, 2012 2:27:04 GMT -8

Post by colin12303 on May 4, 2012 6:53:06 GMT -8

Post by oehlkew on May 4, 2012 9:58:10 GMT -8