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Photo take at night found on top of a garden table in large about 10 cm long. I think it fall from a tree on the table.

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9 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Thanks Vernon do you know the ID ?

VernonAntoineBrouJr.
VernonAntoineBrouJr. 11 years ago

This is not Proserpinus proserpina. Proserpinus proserpina is a European species and does not occur in the New World.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks again Lars your very kind!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

fantastic macros

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Livan i have check the Proserpinus and is just like, this one don´t have the eye dots along the sides of the body, so i don´t know if there is a variation of Proserpinus whit out the eye dots.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Clive well the only tree actually cover the table is a Gaumer's Aciacia, Acacia gaumeri so is the only explanation i have for the moment is that it fall from the tree.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Luis

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Good spotting.

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago

Reminds me of a caterpillar for Sphinx moths in the genus Proserpinus or Sphecodina which have that single eye spot on the tail end.

Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Feb 18, 2012
Submitted on Feb 18, 2012

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