Generally they show up alone, or in pairs. March 9th, the early morning discovery was a crowd - first time we had as many Apotolype brevicristas as we had White-lined Sphinxes (Hyles lineata)!
This is being posted somewhat prematurely in hopes of getting some feedback on the variations - males and females can differ, but there's also Apotolype blanchardi to look out for as well.
Moth Photographer's Group has some striking examples of the variations - click here.
Here's Bugguide.net's page on Apotolype. Apparently brevicrista has been reared on mesquite, so there's plenty of food for them out here!
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