Simena

Ismael should delete the "butterfly" in the common name, since this one is actually a moth...

Sorry, Ismael, but I don't think so. This is a butterfly (beautiful, by the way), and my spot is a moth.

Son muy similares

lgCostaNut puedes ver la oruga q esta en ese link q acabas de poner q es color rojo con blanco? crees q esta es una larva de simena luctifera? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/789...

Si es correcto gracias a los 2

mae tenia razon. estoy seguro que el I.D es correcto

http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/Geometrida...

According to the antennae it must be the male of Simena luctifera, a geometrid moth. Geometridae, Ennominae.

Pura Vida!

Thank u so much IgCostaNut. I was looking for it on INBio website last week but i couldnot find it. Thanks again

I think this is a female. I did the I.D. from the INBio butterfly guide for Costa Rica. However, there are limited resources online. I do note that your spotting has one difference from all the online photos and the book...the upper wingtips have a white marking. This could be genetic variation or a difference among species.

I really appreciate your help sarah, thank you so much

Identifying this spotting (I believe it to be a moth) is proving difficult. My resources for Costa Rica are limited. Still working on it...

Thanks, Actually im not sure if it is a moth or a butterfly I`m trying to identify it

Lovely moth!

The body and wings are purple and those areas are white

I have been searching. But have not found this one yet. Is it black with purple highlights or purple? (I'm assuming the apparently white areas really are white.)

How lovely! It is a really pretty moth - wonderful antennae!

Thank u Karen, I had been trying to take a photo of this butterfly for weeks but I couldn`t get close enough to take a good photo but last night I was on my room when suddenly this little one landed in my hand, I couldn`t believe how lucky I was.

Beautiful!

Thank u

nice!!