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Clear Wing Moth, Wasp Mimic
Nyridela xanthocera
16.73, -92.93
Field Notes
Description:
Clear Wing Moth with orange antennae and a body covered in metallic blue-green scales. About 1.5 cm long. It seems to mimic a Spider Wasp. Family Erebidae, Arctiinae.
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.
Notes:
This moth was spotted previously for Chiapas at about 1000 meters more in altitude in October of 2013 (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/56286012/fullscreen).
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 26, 2016
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