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Photo by Les Catchick
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Field Notes

Description:

Colourful clearwing day-flying moth.
There were several fairly similar ones on the trip.

Habitat:

Rainforest at around 1400 m.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (17)
Les Catchick
Thanks Lisa. My last 2 trips have had a large number of amazing butterflies and moths.
Les Catchick
There are many fabulous diurnal moths in Peru.
Les Catchick
Thanks Mark and Gaby. One where my photo shows it well - too often they do not.
Gaby3
How beautiful! Great picture also.
Les Catchick
You seem to be working hard on my photos rather than sorting your own from Ecuador! I had no idea the veins were that important.
bayucca
I have to carefully check them all. Not the same genus looking at the veins, m which is the most important criteria.
Les Catchick
I see you put the same basic comment on Kathy's photo Dominik. They are similar but I suspect different genera even.
bayucca
Not Sesiidae but Arctiinae, Ctenuchina. Not yet sure about the genus. I have seen several similar ones, but these clearwing moths are usually quite tricky. I will keep an eye on it...
Les Catchick
Thanks Daniele and Dr NT. I do not know Kathy but she and I do have some contact on Flickr. I will look that up. I see I have already commented on it a few months ago.
DanielePralong
Possibly family Sesiidae. Here's a similar (but different) one from this family, same location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmalone98/13111440564/ I will try to get an expert.
Les Catchick
Thanks again. It is a pretty moth and the transparency shows well.

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