Owlet moth

Lichnoptera decora

Description:

Polilla de la familia Noctuidae.

Habitat:

Bosque mesófilo de montaña (perturbado).

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 10 years ago

Owlet Moth

Lichnoptera sp. Black and white moth | Project Noah

JakeeJoshuaTyrrell 10 years ago

Peppered Moth

Biston betularia Peppered moth

5 Comments

Billo-kun 9 years ago

Muchas gracias! :) @JuanCarlosGarciaMorales

JuanCarlosGarciaMorales 9 years ago

Lichnoptera decora. Saludos.

Billo-kun 10 years ago

:/ wow looks complicated, thank you so much @bayucca you always help me :)

bayucca 10 years ago

Noctuidae, Pantheinae, Lichnoptera sp., closer I think is not possible. Either Lichnoptera decora or Lichnoptera cavillator. Personally I would go with Lichnoptera sp..
Mexico is sometimes tricky for location determination: Is it south of US of north of Central America?? I would tend to Lichnoptera decora (only US species) or Lichnoptera cavillator, reported from Costa Rica. There were reports about caterpillars of decora in Mexico as well. I think with Lichnoptera sp. you are at the safe side. I must admit that it is similar to a Tiger Moth (which were actually Noctuidae/Arctiinae as well, after a relegation of Arctiidae in Arctiinae of Noctuidae). However, the legs and markings are looking different.
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