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Mayan/Gray-based Crescent

Castilia myia/griseobasalis

Description:

Outer margin of forewing is only slightly indented. Upperside is black with white markings; hindwing with wide white median band. Wingspan: 3.5 cm

Habitat:

Second growth and open fields.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Mayan/Gray-based Crescent
Castilia myia/griseobasalis Castilia myia (Hewitson, [1864]) / Castilia griseobasalis (Röber, 1913)


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2 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Bayucca for the correct ID and the link.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Same subfamily than Anthanassa, but this one is a Castilia sp., obviously a complex of Myia and Griseobasalis. Personally I would tend to Myia duevto the missing veins on the hindwings, but I would go with the suggestion of BOA.

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Mexico

Spotted on Dec 29, 2012
Submitted on Mar 9, 2013

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