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Oestrophasia signifera [ID confirmed] Deer Park, TX USA 27-IV-2024
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 Came to blacklight in suburban lawn next to Deer Park Prairie (tallgrass prairie). No other angles. Specimens not collected.
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 same date and location
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 Oestrophasia signifera
 
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 Very nice indeed, please submit for the gallery !


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 Thanks, Zeegers. I'll add them. I'd like to include the sex, too. I assume the first pic is a female and the second is a male?
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 Yes, the male has bigger eyes.
 
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