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Pantheid Moth

Lichnoptera sp.

Description:

Cream colored Moth with black markings. Lichnoptera sp. of the Family Pantheidae,

Habitat:

On the step of a restaurant in town. The 4th and 5th pictures were taken in the garden on 5 April 2013.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Pantheid Moth
Lichnoptera sp. BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser


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2 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Thank you bayucca, it definently is a Lichnoptera sp., the coloring is right but the thoracic pattern is more like L. gulo. I wish I would have checked the underwings and the antennae.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Pantheidae, Lichnoptera sp., looks similar to Lichnoptera illudens. It's not exactly a tiger moth.

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 6, 2012
Submitted on Oct 21, 2012

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