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Crambid Moth

Desmia sp.

Description:

Coppery brown moth, 1 cm long, the white spots on all four wings reflected purple in low light or at an oblique angle. Family Crambidae.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

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2 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Thank you very much Jacob for your help with this identification :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

D. ploralis and D. deploralis look very similar, but I'm not fully sure.

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 1, 2013
Submitted on Sep 5, 2013

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