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Mayan/Gray-based Crescent

Castilia myia/griseobasalis

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Outer margin of forewing is only slightly indented. Upperside is black with white markings; hindwing with wide white median band. Wingspan: 3.5 cm

Habitat:

Second growth and open fields.

Reference Links:

Castilia myia (Hewitson, [1864]) / Castilia griseobasalis (Röber, 1913)

Species ID Suggestions

Mayan/Gray-based Crescent

Castilia myia/griseobasalis

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (2)
LuisStevens
Thank you Bayucca for the correct ID and the link.
bayucca
Same subfamily than Anthanassa, but this one is a Castilia sp., obviously a complex of Myia and Griseobasalis. Personally I would tend to Myia duevto the missing veins on the hindwings, but I would go with the suggestion of BOA.

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