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Noctuid Moth

Eulepidotis viridissima or punctilinea?

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Thanks to jjrestrepoa for ID: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/...

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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Uiuiui, I IDed this one myself as Eulepidoptis punctilinea from Costa Rica.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45930043@N0...
As I remember Punctilinea is mosty Central America, I did not found any reference from South America. Viridissima is found in South America. Did Jorge mentioned any resource/report? Personally I have difficulties to separate the two just by picture.

Andreas Kay
Andreas Kay 10 years ago

Thanks for confirmation Dominik :)

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

I would say yes, Eulepidotis viridissima.

Andreas Kay
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Andreas Kay

Garcia Moreno, Provincia de Imbabura, Ecuador

Spotted on Jan 29, 2013
Submitted on Jun 6, 2013

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