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Moth

Description:

Striking orange Moth with zebra stripes all around the upper wing margins. About 1.7 cm long.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light. Finca Argovia, Ruta de Cafe, Soconusco area of southern Chiapas, Mexico. About 2 hours north of Tapachula.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Leaf Roller Moth Pseudatteria volcanica
Pseudatteria volcanica
IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago
Zygaenidae
Euclimaciopsis tortricalis (Druce, 1885) Euclimaciopsis tortricalis - Photo globetrotter - www.galerie-insecte.org


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6 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 8 years ago

Thank you Irina. I'm still lost with this one...

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 8 years ago

:) It would be nice to see and observe this insect like you had a chance with Gilma http://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/i...
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections...
And this picture : http://40.media.tumblr.com/58da5cae9553c...

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 8 years ago

Thank you Gilma and Irina. I just can't tell which one of your two suggestions it is. Help! It has similarities and differences from them both…….

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 8 years ago

Thank you Luis :)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Beautiful!

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Nov 18, 2015
Submitted on Apr 8, 2016

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