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Hylesia Silk Moth
Hylesia sp.
15.13, -92.3
Field Notes
Description:
Brown Silk Moth about 2.5-3 cm long. The antennae are bright yellow and the legs are smokey grey. The wings have bands. The upper wings have a black spot with a white line.
Habitat:
Came to an ultraviolet light, Finca Argovia, Ruta de Café, Soconusco Area of Chiapas, about 2 hours north of Tapachula. Tropical forest, about 800 meters.
Notes:
Two other species of Hylesia have been spotted from Chiapas, a pink and orange one from the lowland coastal area (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/187956013/fullscreen) and a brown one with orange antennae and without bands or spots on the wings from the central mountains at 2,200 meters (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/34568007/fullscreen).
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 9, 2016
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