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Sphacelodes vulneraria
Large Olive green moth with orange triangles on the upper edge of the forewings. About 2 cm long. Family Geometridae.
Came to an ultraviolet light, Finca Argovia, Ruta de Café, Soconusco Area of Chiapas, about 2 hours north of Tapachula. About 800 meters, tropical forest.
See these three previous spottings (two distinct variants) from the highlands farther north in the State of Chiapas at 2,200 meters. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/174... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/171... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/308...
Spotted on Nov 19, 2015
Submitted on May 7, 2016
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