Scoopwing Moth

Description:

Uraniidae; Epipleminae; Dysaethria lilacina (Moore, 1887). There is very little in the way of information about this particular species. Wikipedia, however, gives a concise and informative description of the Family Uraniidae in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uraniidae.

Habitat:

This little moth was spotted in our front yard, resting on a Painted Nettle Plant (Coleus scutellarioides), locally known as Mayana.

Notes:

Plant identification - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Mayana