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Spodoptera litura
Elaborately patterned moth about 2 cm long. The second picture is of a different individual photographed on May 19th 2013 in the same place.
Came to the parking lot lights of a shopping center on the outskirts of San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
Origin from the Indo-Australian Tropics. A major agricultural pest.
Thank you Arun for the identification! Amazing to have identical moths on opposite sides of the world!
Spotted on Mar 31, 2013
Submitted on Apr 2, 2013
