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Scops witch moth

Letis scops

Photo by KarenSaxton
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

large moth

Notes:

reminds me of the moth we called the black witch that used to migrate into California from Mexico

Species ID Suggestions

Scops Witch

Letis scops

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (5)
bayucca
Letis scops is very abundant and very variable! So I guess it is really all over the places in the whole neotropics.
KarenSaxton
on second thought - it was below 400 meters and was much darker than the picture in the link provided. Is there a dark morph and is it likely to go that much lower?
KarenSaxton
Thank you again. I knew it was a witch moth. Nice to know I haven't lost everything from my early childhood passion!
bayucca
Too dark, but not too dark for me ;-) Erebidae, Erebinae, Thermesiini, Letis scops. Same tribe as Ascalapha odorata.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2015

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