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Moth
Eulepidotis hemura
16.7342, -92.6522
Field Notes
Description:
Yellow-orange moth with purple-blue markings about 1 cm long, the hind tips of the underwings are white. Family Erebidae. This moth has also been spotted in the southern tropical region of the State of Chiapas about 2 hours north of Tapachula.
(http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2106696002/fullscreen)
Habitat:
Attracted to the parking lights of a shopping mall on the outskirts of San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters. The third and 4th pictures were taken on 6 Abril 2014 at an ultraviolet light in the garden. The 5th picture was taken at the lights of a Gas Station on a rainy night, San Cristobal de Las Casas on 10 Jun 2015.
Reference Links:
Eulepidotis hemura -- Discover Life
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PublishedMarch 19, 2013
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