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Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima falcifera
16.7354, -92.6387
Field Notes
Description:
A very striking Sphinx moth with bright orange and brown. It had a silver bird-like marking on each upper wing that reflected even small amounts of light (last picture). Male, 3 cm long. Family: Sphingidae, Subfamily: Macroglossinae.
Habitat:
Came to the parking lights of a shopping mall, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
Notes:
It had been hurt by a car on the tip of it's abdomen.
Reference Links:
Neotropical Lepidoptera
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 13, 2013
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