zakvanloocke
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Looking for some of the rarer USA Sphingidae
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Post by zakvanloocke on Feb 27, 2011 20:27:06 GMT -8
Copaxa from French Guyana, anyone know what species? Copaxa bireni maybe? Thank you! ~Zak Van Loocke Attachments:
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Post by oehlkew on Feb 28, 2011 2:16:25 GMT -8
Copaxa marona, an original species name that got synonymized with Copaxa decrescens, but is now used for the population in French Guiana. I don't know where marona again becomes decrescens.
Do you have a more precise location than French Guiana for these specimens? It is useful for me to incorporate that data (wingspans and dates and elevations also helpful) into the respective species files.
I believe the differences between this species and decrescens may be more evident in the larvae than in the adult moths. Probably "discovered" through DNA barcoding.
Bill Oehlke
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zakvanloocke
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Post by zakvanloocke on Feb 28, 2011 5:28:48 GMT -8
I'll contact the guy I received them from, if I'm able to get more detailed data I'll e-mail it to you along with wingspan measurements. Thank you for the ID!
~Zak Van Loocke
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