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Leucanella Silk Moth

Leucanella contempta windi

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a female of yet a third Io Moth-like species in San Cristobal. The hind wings are dark grey with an eye spot surrounded by black and yellow. There is both brown and red phenotypes. The last picture shows the normal resting position of the moth. Family Saturniidae.

http://www.faunaparaguay.com/hyperchiria.html,
http://www.oocities.org/fotosaves/FotosMariposas/Moths.html,
http://www.pybio.org/01/AP%202%20Fauna%20Carapa.htm

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters. The last 3 pictures are of a slightly redder specimen photographed on 14 May 2013 in the same place.

Notes:

The other 2 species of Io Moth-like species from San Cristobal are:
Automeris excreta and Automeris zozine. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21292090/fullscreen.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22268153/fullscreen.

Reference Links:

Specimens | Leucanella contempta windi (Lemaire, 1973) | Moths - Saturniidae | …

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Comments (15)
BillOehlke
This one is Leucanella contempt windi. Bill Oehlke
LaurenZarate
ugh! bayucca. OK, I'll check all this mess. :(
bayucca
The term "Io Moth" is reserved for Automeris io: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automeris_io I do not think that you can call all Automeris sp. "Io Moth" as common name. You might call them Automeris Moth or Saturniid Moth. To my knowledge there is no Automeris memusae, but only Leucanella memusae. These are 2 different genus/species. Please, check again, thanks.
LaurenZarate
Thank you so much Mayra, Kya and Margarita :))
Kya
Don't know how to describe the feeling...
Mona Pirih
wow, that's a very very unique. It's lovely series..

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