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Dyspteris Moth

Dyspteris deminutaria

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Field Notes

Description:

Easily recognized by pale green wings with golden lines across edges of wings. Forewing much larger than hindwing. Tends to appear as if 'sitting' when at rest.

Habitat:

Found in forested areas of South and Central America, as well as Trinidad.

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Comments (2)
Jacob Gorneau
Congratulations, celestialprincess101! Your spotting was featured on the National Moth Week blog in the summary of our 2014 data! Thanks for sharing your beautiful moth! http://nationalmothweek.org/2015/07/13/project-noah-national-moth-week-2014-recap/

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PublishedJuly 24, 2014

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