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  Sighting 438488

Splendid royal moth
Citheronia splendens

Observation date: September 14, 1998
Data source: James P. Tuttle
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James P. Tuttle)
Specimen type: Specimen
Observation notes: 3rd-5th instar larvae found on Rhus choriophylla, Arctostaphylos pungens, and Gossypium thurberi; subspecies sinaloensis Geocoded Accuracy: GEOMETRIC_CENTER
Status: Resident
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: January 28, 2009
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States

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