Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 856703

Eight-barred Lygropia Moth
Lygropia octonalis

Observation date: May 14, 2013
Submitted by: Mic
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Observed near the Tijuana River estuary, South of San Diego, CA.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: November 06, 2013
Coordinator notes: Thanks to S.A. Tomlinson, another BAMONA coordinator, I finally have the identification: Lygropia octonalis. This is the second sighting of the species on the BAMONA database, and the first from CA. Thank you for submitting.
Checklist region(s): San Diego County, California, United States