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Hubner's Olive Moth

Sphacelodes vulneraria

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Large Olive green moth with orange triangles on the upper edge of the forewings. About 2 cm long. Family Geometridae.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light, Finca Argovia, Ruta de Café, Soconusco Area of Chiapas, about 2 hours north of Tapachula. About 800 meters, tropical forest.

Notes:

See these three previous spottings (two distinct variants) from the highlands farther north in the State of Chiapas at 2,200 meters.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1742856013/fullscreen
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1711296006/fullscreen
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/30868283/fullscreen

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