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Noctuid Moth

Dargida sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

This may be Dargida grammivora or D. juxta. Family Erebidae (Noctuidae).

Habitat:

Attracted to the parking lights of a shopping mall on the outskirts of San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

Notes:

See: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.4289/0013-8797-111.3.686?journalCode=w….

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LaurenZarate
Hi J. I am so sorry I missed your ID comment so long ago. It definitely is a Dargida and there seems to be several species that are very similar. It looks most like D. grammivora but I wouldn't dare put it as certain :). I added a better picture.
Jacob Gorneau
This looks like a Dargida genus moth, but it doesn't seem to be on BOLD: http://boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=dargida&searchMenu=taxonomy&query=dargida

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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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