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Speranza brunneata

Observation date: July 20, 2024
Submitted by: bonfrey
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: January 11, 2025
Coordinator notes: Macaria brunneata (Thunberg, 1784), formerly placed in the genus Itame in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and in the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008), is returned to genus Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002).
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Sandoval County

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