A few nights ago I found myself in the Haliburton area, so naturally I had to take the moth light out for a whirl. I had never "mothed" in this part of Ontario before and our moth diversity in the province is pretty incredible (close to 2400 species have been reported on iNaturalist!) so I was hoping to come away with a few new species.
Before the sun crept over the horizon, I noted a few other odds and ends in the general area, and took photos of a few insects and plants. I was especially happy to see my first Green Comma of the year which is a butterfly I have encountered on only a few other occasions.
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Bronzed Tiger Beetle - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Slender Spreadwing - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Autumn Meadowhawk - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Variable Dancer - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Viceroy - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Green Comma - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Common Water Strider - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Broadleaf Arrowhead - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Peck's Skipper - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Common Eastern Bumblebee - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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White-faced Meadowhawk - Haiburton area, Ontario |
I tried to be strategic in choosing the location where I would set up the light. I decided on the edge of a open, sandy area, and set up the sheet at the edge of a mature Sugar Maple/American Beech forest that fronted the sandy area. About 50 meters to the south was a meandering watercourse with a very wide riparian corridor that consisted of sedges, grasses and rushes, and which was home to Virginia Rails and American Bitterns. Across the wetland was a Balsam Fir-dominated mixed forest, and this was the most common ecotype in the general area. Given that the light would be visible to moths found in a variety of habitats, I had high hopes for the evening.
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Moth sheet setup - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Moth sheet setup - Haiburton area, Ontario |
As dusk turned into night the moths, caddisflies and other insects began appearing. For much of the evening the action was hot and heavy, with new species appearing on a consistent basis. Just when I would think that I had noted every moth species currently on the sheet, I would check again and there would be a new arrival or two.
The most common moths over the course of the evening were Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth, Variable Fanfoot, Double-striped Scoparia Moth and Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, in roughly that order. Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth is a species typically associated with aquatic plants, which made sense given the presence of the large wetland a few dozen meters away.
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Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Variable Fanfoot - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Double-striped Scoparia Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
The Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moths were one of several species of aquatic crambids that dominated the sheet. Several of these were new for me - Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth and Polymorphic Pondweed Moth. Waterlily Leafcutter Moths were also present in decent numbers.
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Chestnut-marked Pondweed Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Polymorphic Pondweed Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Waterlily Leafcutter Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
I have always liked grass-veneers, and a nice variety showed up throughout the evening.
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Sod Webworm Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Small White Grass-Veneer - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Wide-striped Grass-Veneer - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Forked Grass-Veneer - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Minor Grass-Veneer - Haiburton area, Ontario |
This next moth, a Delightful Donacaula Moth, is closely related to the grass-veneers. It dwarfed them all in size.
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Delightful Donacaula Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
Early on in the evening, several large, flashy non-moths caught my attention. The first is a Roundneck Sexton Beetle, a type of carrion beetle, and a large batch of attending mites (genus
Poecilochirus).
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Roundneck Sexton Beetle - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Northern Bush Kaydid - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Giant Casemaker Caddisfly sp. - Haiburton area, Ontario |
A rustling beside the moth sheet was caused by a Northern Leopard Frog. Perhaps it was looking for an easy meal?
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Northern Leopard Frog - Haiburton area, Ontario |
Most of the moths that appeared at the sheet were on the smaller side, who needed to be photographed with a macro lens in order for one to appreciate their shapes and patterns. Below are some of the more unique ones.
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Olethreutes valdanum - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Reticulated Fruitworm Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Broad-banded Eulogia Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Derilect Pelochrista Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Archips sp. - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Pink-washed Leafroller Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Hoffman's Cochylid Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Pale Lichen Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
Given the impressive diversity of moths that showed up at the sheet, there were several species that really grabbed my attention. A single sphinx moth appeared on the ground under the sheet near the end of the evening and it eventually made its way to the sheet.
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Twin-spotted Sphinx Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
Below are a few other interesting moths that were new to me, each spectacular in its own right.
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Hologram Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Hologram Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Lettered Habrosyne Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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Praeclara Underwing Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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White Furcula Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5Y4B7mmduFxCTit6CrBXOG6EE2-2DbNq1w97MNsSgSzThqIpR-quANryUoDu6bI6WBgDan3CSu0zVkSUycW2vFmPLV-Fn7cYIZAMLJtgx8HoIeVg31NWZxsmeJC4ERfTJHTgNGBb6T4H/s640/DSC_6146.jpg) |
Apical Prominent - Haiburton area, Ontario |
With all the moths around I did not photograph too many of the other insects, except for some of the big, flashy ones. Below are a few of the non-moths found throughout the evening.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHkEYNZ56mmDbL9_Yx50bnEKz-mSj48Lmn0PGbCNdwHTqK1wPvkyY2So1ydyU2874Oko7AFqCrNSwko3f7ERgIHp3nHLERAN6ehh3DO-35iIJr1N1iaO2t3wNajiR-nMoyZ6XE-OzRwDN/s640/DSC_6307.jpg) |
Golden-eyed Lacewing - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga21Z9JiCBItSEQNKjvt1ZFGpVXUqZFcNw8Ykmr-fyW6N_QQqAm6TQWUJs-_b-MX_mztARyjRN8SmAiPsS-0Y374Ef3ykwTBs2VyZOrFUz9SXDgr9y7agoUxbzDj_ibNTJiLiMdTjsejXR/s640/DSC_6298.jpg) |
Biting Midge (Ceratopogonidae) sp. - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiU0rsIQ1spqAc8VR399FmZvEakUwtgrWjo1z6mEHnAOiBLm-V0mSe5DK24FNits4ol1b_yZ5wDL9mvrZec44WDOUFZwtrLe-a0cDhf35rbkGzFjECbW89PNahc9jHl-OlhLDMKArEehf_/s640/DSC_6153.jpg) |
Lebia tricolor - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_NCPBSFOEAcOr97NuWOFo-8as_nKJ4nyS_JwhWO1Al4tMUJsfrixG9VEUV7gI9sClC9uMF0dheiWskWhQ_nWkdWP33aaXamkBHp1nWMHvxZLOS2S8vgGsB0PYImwFpxUcEGwqkulMhvQ/s640/DSC_6259.jpg) |
Alfalfa Plant Bug - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPi553Irj82LL_jy7uvlq0Kq4KPjUQTcVEEHFAQsS-PZjFh-EHTkFvpAoslO2dKV_b62AhxLAydi4OOcO0wk4QOazSKDUI1IUqu9-IkgZlGi0_DICas4BSmCgKi2s2MGJjbfjC0BpdtmX/s640/DSC_6239.jpg) |
Ichneumonid Wasp (Ichneumonidae) sp. - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWccd3iU0Y3tPJri0vSgHHck9YRMIwPQFWgfNa5TRiWtCHNIaOJyuUxhwLDenVivpRzH3xGB3ZDgkP836OZjadIQZwhVXl7PCwYBzUNzfL_dMCRUYhSTkuYFrjvsVVPpVBfsfLLI6n7KW/s640/DSC_6107.jpg) |
Serica sp. - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLrrouqvB5gxstCD0ArLUmaeLbJxdU5II7VU1ztEjjhbbATJvWqaIyT4Zje-uexh8QSbrNlWPpKdmZgnbD_vjsv9GDJO0owt-s05zrO0PQV226ktQA7YEJw1WSKMyFkp54gHABcbDU4-h/s640/DSC_6143.jpg) |
Limonia sp. - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccnoovMmLTl1eafLs7aTpI5OFtc-wMFYgY6PcudxxEPOnuPjOA1tNyuIX5O3udxCXUqrsixLYkleI8F7M_nhcjWNgxWmF3wcGCEG4HFqAcL4PWjWFIny0lvL-WfDfiOcXicKKoAgd4vAI/s640/DSC_6246.jpg) |
Scaphoideus sp. - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KiPWPZw4CggnedIyPUtEm8C2Ag2hANx-dx4W99onaPP7ejG8oaYMKffKHufFnGniSzMENZiT8MSjh69pEqD9ZpiKVE6LvdRv-ZUoR2iX2tL9B-FkFZl3GhRjnmTXDQ35RMGflGVA7Tfo/s640/DSC_6252.jpg) |
Dusky Stink Bug - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j1XVEUbOXB6veV2BM-NEroK8GWMPGn23DkRO7deCzen1mEGlWg4MLm0NHH_ibZwOUO5QpZi9qRzJb0r0nhFPvExCwyw7tkfHAR_Ig4ip04QVeKFcMpdlW-ZJFhmywX9H-WCNQn1L1a75/s640/DSC_6228.jpg) |
Small Square-gilled Mayfly (Caenidae) sp. - Haiburton area, Ontario |
I finished with around 85 moth species photographed by the time that I wrapped up, shortly after midnight. I'll finish this post with some photos of some of the other moths that did appear above.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTIrokraSCWFgIGpOBJzUhRTmjt6Ua9MYXqGii48Ls8xWNxJFCffsu-egViitJFecaEpKJQHjgyxFXHSSwmSztW0jhldnlLrZpx9z6ykuGYQs21YUpGc7XSIhQrSOdt9EyCDor1bGAEjL/s640/DSC_6154.jpg) |
Basswood Leafroller Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5uUA54VMN32k3WTfgEaFMB6KYTuB1osgbfpkOUaKAYbKBMVX9LU-SZbqjREiKfr5s48_l9Ee5j7fhluKHK8F6sq39oXYzXKAl7ZvDt7ZHdtcHvj5heCKbJpr2iFrZHqTtdsqvpyThNtX/s640/DSC_6182.jpg) |
Sigmoid Prominent - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZDMBays_Hj7mCMJ6waKWivR8_HyNDjwtYEuP0xmb2B3Z2VKpc3Y8NuTrmvNyWTxl1jOomDvxEPFc3vrSLN0oVDZsBYPsChlY2EYQlLBUiVFNDbceRJnZ7nC9qBcnDjRIhBuvAcGk9BL3/s640/DSC_6234.jpg) |
Straight-lined Looper Moth |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEd0MlcmRY9sJK-52Lz5tsrSjtnHqOkdtLgBkLD2AoRMR5X2x8243im2PJVNm3qwFJyJbIyPdonmj-CtGOknnzJHWmTPyoc0zDSDOeGipcOnHkFJfAjFQN6UW7tIbPLvSfc3C1NyEFiVM/s640/DSC_6238.jpg) |
Bristly Cutworm Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJGS2ZHbuk5F76I8wAJ9qqoP0F7zEn5xGrLEqmiCNIZWw5M49-OUwWQ21DHAxAR6Vbyt7Wa02mUL6gidFoiqn-yWCnmH0Xm0JTLhDKCNSCCpESdleCj76dGw9jjSDokJsQyJJmh5sVsod/s640/DSC_6212.jpg) |
Pale-winged Gray - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOXsgh7yupxUR7SmM9C1EmiI5URoezdm2sn2j7PLsoAzqInIKtepnLRD_JwLOk53oULTOivZ09TAAc2ZEmQtTuBu4Gj2RVMuZUTTEWInjkEssl_xDIrtDavhkNoR7Ulnaep2KFwMj7jb9/s640/DSC_6193.jpg) |
Painted Lichen Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjZLK96KBw9Yd_8RJI0YIBgBWKmoenq8nW4s8z_nOlVAUcsVE0VZtHZ3NMCTeGC_jD144SHQ2CFuo9fXWSmJvV4noRoC3rF65zmLbtOUgKIteIDiCqbC9upMC02L7nCnc9tSeSvBB3mm_/s640/DSC_6267.jpg) |
Master's Dart - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ABtkt0h9QXzBc9N3xLQv8OAQ2T6oxMXSYCDkMFfDIUFULhguS0vtr79dnNVIxbAeBqtIqCnOYO6jRmRfVrsmNjZEKepkxA5fz1gsn8swch1Tinuyy97RneiLDW6cSvAzP1zWuH0MyIL2/s640/DSC_6137.jpg) |
Banded Tussock Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0VJ7TM8o-u-oI5owSxH8_NoJzu56d6ERYmPihRJUXfqmAW9LLy3mQOIwlO8kkTIFzVb2bgh304zuyAr8PVROEFaB4p6TUoPraXCe7fkvJ6L2nlr1n6gW7IQXc-IiaRozyD8xMizL6crq/s640/DSC_6144.jpg) |
White-dotted Groundling - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebRzXit_BgbusZPJkFtEX7adstyPdTw-plMktdxNytEXFC7TZ1JnKcUrD1mNHSNH7kC4QjfjO400vu8Qd02YTLj7RPQWvyAJyXkAsK2_fTiaSa2uoAvbqsDme7uDMi3Gs9O2LVD0_4DkR/s640/DSC_6257.jpg) |
Little White Lichen Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_s2nugTKuQ1gmZU3dppoEp8VVDfbyDciTEnIapiDDnHf2FiJ9GlqVS3MVfvJN1QHWnnIsInmKlJjrvdiBKuga0xHSacGGlxHKcsujhcdn_tz2yh37eUI7_QKJ-Kgz-s2IocjXwO8ZDx6/s640/DSC_6162.jpg) |
Glossy Black Idia Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nqoK3iNcE09sdLPY3coVBgZtdibQQpZSgH_keAxvCCMGMxtchxKEHbCUA8DLGgVS1L-wVjwgipp02jvNzBn-27R3a_lUNWRuTVaTZdmsZ6EKU0m9Cfdw1RSUJAKm5lnIaCdO6vwpv46i/s640/DSC_6196.jpg) |
Acrobasis normella - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bdKEvof7DmjGkG7HKzIy02tvJAvxmSvYj0_CNxKrwxykfhqSUK4rPYUFar4reycsxoqK5X22n8yZoYU5iDsFshBSsomCa2e3MNObtGznE9Sy6xArrMDDKrsdzvXxLFli_HtyGi4fVOUm/s640/DSC_6203.jpg) |
Elm Spanworm - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpn6HvcqVz7rl6wRnMeKjRDsD5YEu9sTB0kp-fMeFwn1Nnn2wgPo5PM_msRhKkf_q18hQk3XOUkmwe0aQYkIjIWZB4Bga4-S5QVzJQLHbp6pDp6cMn8XekGbQkMA8JvkhOujFB-6PwxBWC/s640/DSC_6264.jpg) |
Straight-lined Plagodis Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAgEas2Eb0ClRlW9IpB9S15TIHprwbMA1tNMm5zgeBwpsif2k9Ttoo_wEJtsuFxWM1G8335GBMVqbm5ILtUl0LJ1qVjj1aIAa-xlz5hdVynHLKjGtFl1v13Toa83oL3-6yMZptuOV-qPz/s640/DSC_6276.jpg) |
Blackberry Looper Moth |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Xn32q9iFdSG0baL3BQh5JQfYD71qO8stiXz3Quvm-T0wa0dfg3dnuAtY4Vr6uGgRE1VFWehD6-o46Fno4ZvQT7TebRh_xUqsW9oiAqtOSjnyk287Jex1WdWSNdK5Lbdtzi2O9D2tiktW/s640/DSC_6236.jpg) |
Impressed Dagger - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXoq1uZsbfa49-AZ3ERh9LwDQ90B5ayh3CqRzMv02cgbcsBo6Rr-eTe17QHgYSLfuePpRoh1LgCLVMlfbUrAyCxK85vwNHLO8BnmON0cThBm-Sch5GnAALwJNfPlo9OfdkUfe29sQ_0a8/s640/DSC_6230.jpg) |
Maple Basswood Leafroller Moth - Haiburton area, Ontario |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iwz4yZWiLePhUuivVkwllQx0X3smTdPZbHIfi_zXa8dObc7uPxdZ9kYwM7imWMVNfas6WcybswJpRp8Q_S-HJSvkxTcf1crLwOo7WnfIhNdMrJhNxSkn94xso9nWibQcJPr1m8_xy_mo/s640/DSC_6279.jpg) |
White-ribboned Carpet - Haiburton area, Ontario |
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