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Although the wing shape and markings suggest a Saturniidae species, the antennae do not look like those of a saturnid. I am pretty sure this moth belongs to another family. I do not recognize it as a Saturniidae.
Bill Oehlke
I think those are more likely mania or possibly even numa. I am pretty sure tricolor does not fly south of Sinaloa. The gray post median area on tricolor is much reduced compared to the images of the moth you show as potentially tricolor.
Bill Oehlke
Yes, very nice images of a female Copaxa lavendera. The link to the male shows a Copaxa cydippe male. The male of lavendera is orangey, but also has the very large ocelli, like those of the female, not small as in cydippe.
Bill Oehlke
Jacob is correct. This one should be changed to Hyalphora columbia columbia. It is a female. The males are seldom see as they only fly at dawn.
Bill Oehlke
This one would also be Copaxa cydippe
Bill Oehlke
As Ryan has indicated, it could be a number of different Sphingicampa species. Of the mix, I favour Sphingicampa quadrilineata quadrilineata.
Bill Oehlke
Yes, a very nice female Copaxa lavendera. You also have the male depicted. He is quite different from the female of this species, having a rounded but produced apex, as well as a much more orangey ground colour.
Bill Oehlke
Lonomia luteomexicana.
This is one of the newer ones (2013) described by Brechlin and Meister for Oaxaca and Chaipas.
Bill Oehlke
Yes, I think it is most likely Hemileuca mania.
Bill Oehlke
Hylesia continua alinda is the subspecies known from Chiapas.
I am confident this is subspecies alinda.
Bill Oehlke
