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Assembly Moth

Samea ecclesialis

Description:

this moth is one of the smaller that I have encountereed under my street lamp. It measures 1/2" wide

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW cost Rica 10 weeks into the rainy season.

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3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Just thought of this one. Which is much more correct than Herpetogramma!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Hey Jacob, sure could be. I went through the Bold systems and others and couldn't find one with the semi-transparent wing patches

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Perhaps genus Herpetogramma.

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 2, 2012
Submitted on Jul 7, 2012

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