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Magma moth
Yidalpta auragalis (Guenée, 1854)
21.1572, -98.3868
Field Notes
Description:
A beautiful moth very rare to see
Habitat:
The municipality of Huejutla de Reyes is located within the physiographic province of the Sierra Madre Oriental (also called Sierra Alta Hidalguense) and the Coastal Plain of the North Gulf.
Altitude: 140 masl (459 ft)
The average annual temperature of 31°C (87°F), the rainfall is 1,500 millimeters per year.
Vegetation types:
The most integrated mountain mesophilic forest areas are located in the western zone of Huejutla de Reyes, occupying an area of 0.92%. The high forest and medium perennifolia forest are concentrated in the southeast area and represent 0.96% of the municipal territory.
The medium subperennifolia jungle is located in the central and northern part of Huejutla de Reyes (9.76% of the territory), in a relief that goes from plain to slopes, where there are drier conditions and with rapid drainage, are fragmented jungles, interspersed with vegetation secondary and agricultural areas.
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