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Field Notes

Description:

Moth designed to disappear on bark! 2 cm long. Family Geometridae. The third specimen was seen on June 4th 2013 in the same place.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
bayucca
Hmm, at first sight it really looks like a nice match as well... At second thought: note the darker area below the apex of the forewing, this is missing in Vellivolata. Beside there is in Vellivolata a small empty elypsoid spotbon the hindwing, whereas yours only have a small black stripe. The fine line 90 degrees from the upper margin is slightly more scallopped in Vellivolata than in yours. Here the line is more like a thin colliers with very tiny pearls... Indeed a very close match, but I am not sure. An execellent example for Ennominae being a real nightmare to ID. Let's see what others mean...
LaurenZarate
Hi bayucca, so difficult. It could be Cymatophora approximaria, they all look as different from each other as this one. Could it be Iridopsis vellivolata? This also looks like I. vellivolata, with the dark band crossing the abdomen..... What do you think? Iridopsis vellivolata: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files/JDom/JDom13.shtml
bayucca
Geometridae, Geometrinae. Could be a Cymatophora sp.? I only know Cymatophora approximaria, which looks close, but not really identical. Please, check yourself! http://bugguide.net/node/view/245025/bgimage Hmm... Look at this one! http://www.toledo-bend.us/gallery/moths/IMG_23299w.jpg This looks like a nice match, doesn't it??

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PublishedMay 24, 2013

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