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Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. 14-IX-2013. Help ID
damp-temperate climate, Summer rain.
It was immobile! a Rainy day.
Spotted on Sep 15, 2013
Submitted on Sep 18, 2013
12 Comments
The top of the natural extravagance! ;) Love it. Gorgeous species. Keep the great work!
Marvelous!
Fantastic spot!
Wow! Great spot!
Beautiful find!
I think Melittia sp., but I can't find an exact match
Melittia sp. is quite close, but I did not find a reasonable match. Important are the details: color of body, markings on body, color of the wings, antennae, legs and markings on the wings. Many Melittia have "clear" wings, which yours has not. But that was just a quick search! All I can say until now: tricky one, but a real beauty!!
Just for illustration!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_vine...
It is a Clearwing Moth, Sesiidae. I try to get closer, but there is not much info about this family.
Thanks a lot!
It is great to know what it is Martin.
Its a moth with underdeveloped wings.
Some bagmoths (Psychidae) look like this; http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resour...
Awesome spotting DarkSergeAbel!