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Lesmone Moth

Lesmone formularis

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

This moth is one of the smaller that I have encountereed under my street lamp. It measures 1" wide.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 10 weeks into the rainy season.

Reference Links:

Lesmone formularis (Geyer, 1837) -- Discover Life

Species ID Suggestions

Lesmone moth

Lesmone formularis

Reference Link
PhilipBarnette
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Comments (5)
LarryGraziano
Thank you so much Philip. I really appreciate the time and effort that you have put forth to help with this identification!
PhilipBarnette
Another source: http://boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Lesmone+formularis&searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Lesmone+formularis
PhilipBarnette
This is actually one of the tricky ones. It is in the family Erebidae, formerly a part of Noctuidae.
LarryGraziano
I thought it might be a Geometrid...wasn't sure. Thanks Nina!
Nina C. Wilde
Moth in family Geometridae, perhaps in or near genus Macaria

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PublishedJuly 7, 2012

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