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Leopard Tortrix Moth

Pseudatteria leopardina

Photo by Chris79
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Field Notes

Description:

I'm fairly certain this is a Pseudatteria leopardina Moth, spotted in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica

Habitat:

Cloud Forest (although spotted on a building!)

Reference Links:

Pseudatteria leopardina - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Nice spotting! I agree with the ID. I saw this in Costa Rica as well. Btw, just a little fyi, the species name is never capitalized in the scientific name.

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