Owlet moth

Lichnoptera decora. Saludos.

Noctuidae, Pantheinae, Lichnoptera sp., closer I think is not possible. Either Lichnoptera decora or Lichnoptera cavillator. Personally I would go with Lichnoptera sp.. Mexico is sometimes tricky for location determination: Is it south of US of north of Central America?? I would tend to Lichnoptera decora (only US species) or Lichnoptera cavillator, reported from Costa Rica. There were reports about caterpillars of decora in Mexico as well. I think with Lichnoptera sp. you are at the safe side. I must admit that it is similar to a Tiger Moth (which were actually Noctuidae/Arctiinae as well, after a relegation of Arctiidae in Arctiinae of Noctuidae). However, the legs and markings are looking different. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_CAM5454&res=640 http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=47133 http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=459782

Not Biston sp., looks different: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Biston_betularia_male.jpg and is not found in Mexico.