Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Embola ciccella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)


Family: Heliodinidae
Subfamily:
Identification: FW pale orange with rather strongly raised lead-colored spots along the costa and dorsal margin, extended as a bar the length of the termen.
Wing Span: 1.3-1.6 cm
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Range: Southern Arizona, western New Mexico, to Zacatecas, Mexico.
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Taxonomy Notes: None.