Observation date: August 09, 2018
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: March 16, 2019
Coordinator notes: Based on the AM-PM lines, this has to be Xanthophysa psychialis. The PM line is more wavy in this species.In Aethiophysa invisalis, the PM line is simpler, less wavy, more like a smooth curve. The same seems true of the AM line.
I looked at a lot of photos on bugguide of both species, and this difference seems fairly consistent (there were a few exceptions, and those might possibly be misidenified), so based on that characteristic, this sighting is Xanthophysa psychialis.
I am thinking that lighting is affecting the fringe color, or perhaps there is more variation in the shade of brown or gray than the descriptions let on.
