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Totrix Moth

poss Clepsis sp.

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This moth is no larger than 1/4" long. It looks like it has a clown face pattern on the wings

Habitat:

Tropical wet forest in NW Costa Rica

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
LarryGraziano
Interesting in that this family of moths have human like faces! Thank you Toshimi!
CindyBinghamKeiser
This looks like a type of Tortrix moth (Family Tortricidae). Many have faces on their wings. Hope this helps you get started searching :)
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 2, 2012

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