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Geometer Moth

Description:

I have shot this butterfly a couple times before. i have never seen it in open light before. This was spotted in a cow pasture at ground level.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 3 weeks into the rainy season

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2 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

Thank you Karen! I have adjusted the spotting name. I should have known! Wow, with over 35,000 known species in the family it seems quite daunting to identify this one!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Not a butterfly but a lovely geometer moth!

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 14, 2012
Submitted on May 14, 2012

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