Heliothodes diminutiva

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I-280 rest stop N of Hwy 92, San Mateo County, 6/22/2003
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Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, CA, 8/25/2002.
According to Terry Sears, this is properly Heliothodes joaquin, a good species incorrectly placed in synonymy with diminutiva.