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Geometrid Moth
Eois isographata
16.7131, -92.6127
Field Notes
Description:
A pale yellow moth with dark brown and tan coloring. About 1cm in length.
The antennae are beautiful, like cascading christmas lights (see pictures 2 & 3). The center of each hind wing is semi-transparent (pictures 4 & 5). I believe this is a variant of a species I last saw in August of 2014, see spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/777196004/fullscreen. Family Geometridae.
Habitat:
Garden lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.
Notes:
Thank you to Pakko Ramirez Palacios of iNaturalist for the identification.
http://www.tropicleps.ch/bild.php?bild=012926
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=149901
It has been reported from Costa Rica, Brazil and Argentina. This may be a first spotting for Mexico.
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