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Petrophila sp.
An unusual moth of 1 cm in length with curled antennae. The upper wings are white with yellow bands and have a row of black and metallic blue spots on the bottom edge above a line of fringe. It also has 2 red mites attached to the head.
On the wall of an open-air restaurant, Chiflón Waterfall Park, Chiapas, Mexico.
Many thanks to Juan Carlos Garcia Morales for the generic identification (https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/178410-...).
Spotted on May 30, 2019
Submitted on Jun 14, 2019
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