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Pero moth

Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae, Pero sp.

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Field Notes

Notes:

I almost stepped on this moth, thinking it was a dead leaf...

Species ID Suggestions

Pero sp.
bayucca
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Comments (2)
KarenL
Congrats Sergio, your spotting is featured in the Project Noah blog! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/45421181418/lepidoptera-all-about-butterflies-and-moths
bayucca
Geometridae, Ennominae, Pero sp., looks very similar to Pero palliador. Unfortunately I have no information if this would be in Brazil. I know it from Costa Rica. There are several species around. http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxon=pero

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PublishedMarch 4, 2012

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