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A large leaf-like moth, imitating a dead leaf, about 3 cm long. Lonomia sp.? Saturniidae? (http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/lonomia/I...)
Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
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Thank you Thomas, what do you think about Lonomia electra as a possibility?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonomia
http://unsw.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?sear...
http://picssr.com/tags/lonomia
You're right. I'm far more familiar with North American species, but I didn't think any Lonomia species traveled that far north.
Thank you Thomas. I'm not sure about this one. Prochoerodes spp. all have angular hind wings and this one doesn't. It seems more like a Lonomia ?(Saturniidae) but I'm not sure. What do you think?
Maybe something close to Prochoerodes lineola? http://bugguide.net/node/view/1238681/bg...