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Geometrid Moth
Periclina syctaria
16.7131, -92.6125
Field Notes
Description:
Yellow Geometrid Moth with orange and brown bands with white triangular spots, body 1 cm long. The head is covered in long yellow hair. In the fourth picture (photographed on March 8 2014) the moth is more worn and pale than the individual in the first 3 pictures. The 6th picture was taken on 21Nov2018. All are from the same place.
Habitat:
Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 2,200 meters.
Reference Links:
Photos of Periclina syctaria · iNaturalist.org
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Photographed
PublishedMarch 15, 2014
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