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Wasp Moth

Poliopastea sp.

Notes:

A few of these wasp moths were landing on the patches of low flowers near the beach.

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6 Comments

Nina C. Wilde
Nina C. Wilde 10 years ago

I think you may be spot on with your hunch Tom--I haven't looked through Barnes' plates in a year or so; I don't the link you posted was and image on the site the last time I went through--I usually go through every single image he has on his multiple site comparing to my numerous photos from Mexico that I haven't gotten to genus or species...

I see he's got it to genus, but not named down to species. Coloration is correct, including those unique looking white tipped antennae.

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Nina, what do you think of this being a Poliopastea sp. like this one? http://www.mbarnes.force9.co.uk/belizemo...

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Nina, yours does look like the same species as this one. Good luck with the moth books, I hope you're able to identify quite a few that have been mysteries!

Nina C. Wilde
Nina C. Wilde 10 years ago

I just bought some books on moths for Costa Rica and Mexico, so I'll see if I can find more info there. I've scanned through Matthew Barnes' sites many times but no match to mine either. I think mine and yours are the same species or very close to it, taken in nearly the same location. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Nina, this does look like a Horama, but I can't find a match anywhere for which species it might be. Thanks for the help.

Nina C. Wilde
Nina C. Wilde 10 years ago

Hi Tom, this appears to be a Horama species. Close to Horama panthalon texana, but not quite a match. I have a photo of the same species in my facebook Mexican Moths section from Dec 2009

Tom15
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Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 16, 2013
Submitted on Oct 21, 2013

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