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Diphthera festiva
The Hieroglyphic Moth, Diphthera festiva, is a species of moth in the family Nolidae and is the only moth in its subfamily Diphtherinae. It has a wide tropical distribution from the southern United States south through Brazil. This specimen from southern Chiapas has very small spots on the ends of the forewings compared to spottings from San Luis Potosí (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/199...) and the west coast of Oaxaca (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/491...).
Came to an ultraviolet light, Finca Argovia, Ruta de Café, Soconusco Area of Chiapas, about 2 hours north of Tapachula.
Spotted on Nov 19, 2015
Submitted on May 20, 2016
4 Comments
Thank you sunnyjosef, I had missed your comment! :)
Lovely find Lauren...!!
Thank you Luis, I moved that picture to the front, since it is uncommon.
I had never seen one with the extended wings.