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Pyrausta sp.
Small, red, yellow and orange moth, 8 mm long. Family Crambidae, Pyraustinae (Pyralidae).
Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
Thank you bayucca :) It could be Pyrausta laticlavia, it seems to have a lot of color variation, but the underwings of this one are bright orange with more bands, so I left it as Pyrausta sp.
Crambidae, Pyraustinae, Pyraustini, Pyrausta sp. and might be Pyrausta laticlavia, Southern Purple Mint Moth?? Please, verify!!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/780223/bgi...
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...
Spotted on Jul 23, 2013
Submitted on Jul 24, 2013
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