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Dichorda iridaria (Guenée, 1857). [7053]
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| Dichorda iridaria,
adult male, collection of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH).
Specimen collected Palmetto State Park, Gonzales Co., TX, 13-X-1985 . |
Unmistakable adult form in the
eastern United States with relatively large adult size, broad white
pm line, and white wash and striations across fore and hind wings,
typically creating white "rays" along the wing veins between the pm
line and the wing margin.. Prominent black discal spots on all four
wings.
Larvae feed on species of sumac, Rhus copallina
and Rhus typhina.
Dichorda iridaria, collection of Steve Johnson
Sketch of
Dichorda iridaria
larva, Annette Braun Collection of
the Academy of
Natrual Sciecnes of Philadelphia (ANSP).
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