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Sphinx Moth
Adhemarius gannascus
16.73, -92.93
Field Notes
Description:
A large Sphinx, about 4 cm long, pinkish brown and wearing a backpack. This one has small spots in the straps of the backpack and is a different species of Adhemarius than that seen 1000 meters higher (although only 40 km away). See Adhemarius dariensis from San Cristobal de Las Casas, a greener species with a different type of backpack (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22178111/fullscreen). Family Sphingidae.
Habitat:
Came to an ultraviolet light set up along the highway on a cliff between San Cristobal and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 18.5, 1164 meters.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 30, 2016
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