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Moth

Description:

This also a small moth that meaasures less than one inch in diameter. Shot at night next to an exterior light.

Habitat:

Tropical wet forest in SW Costa Rica

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2 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Hey Jacob, this could possibly be a macrochila andaca. There don't seem to be any foto references except for EOL and they seem to be conflicting images. I got this name from a CR butterfly and moth book I have.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Litter moth, Herminiiae, it would be worth seeing if genus Reina extends to your area.

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012

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