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Hagnagora ephestris

Hagnagora ephestris

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

A small little moth with red, grey and white marbelled wings and a very heavy body to match. The lower half of the forewing is bright yellow and it has large greenish eyes.

Habitat:

Beside a little stream over a dirt road, surrounded by dense tropical forest. Seen on the Eastern slope of the Andes in NE. Bolivia at 1455 meters.

Species ID Suggestions

geometrid moth

Hagnagora sp.

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Hagnagora ephestris

Hagnagora ephestris

Reference Link
Saturniidae27
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Comments (4)
pamsai
Thanks Saturniidae27 for narrowing down the ID...
pamsai
Thanks ornithoptera80 and Bayucca for narrowing down the ID of this little moth...
bayucca
It is a Geometridae, Larentiinae, either Hagnagora sp. (towards which I tend to) or Heterusia sp.
Ornithoptera80
It might be a species of casniidae,amazing spotting pamsai

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