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Lophochorista calliope
About 3.5cm wingspan. Brown body, white wings with green markings.
Semi-arid region during rainy season.
Spotted on Jul 14, 2019
Submitted on Jul 21, 2019
7 Comments
Thank you Tukup!
Congratulations on SOTD Felix. Nice catch.
Thank you for choosing this one as SOTD! Much appreciated.
Felix, what a beautiful moth! Congratulations, your spotting has been selected as spotting of the day!
It's Day 2 of National Moth Week and we are seeing some beautiful moths worldwide! Here is Lophochorista calliope, a beautiful geometrid, or inchworm moth from Mexico spotted by Project Noah user Felix Fleck. This moth is an incredible bird poop mimic.
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Thanks! A real beauty, and very well concealed.
The green on wings almost look transparent,cool
What a beauty!