#122

Dapa, Valle Del Cauca 2100m

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I'd say a scoopwing (subf Epipleminae). I checked some 100 species with photos, yet none match the really cool feature of your moth: the fluffs near the thorax. Could be a very obscure moth or I'm entirely in the wrong family. Posted 4 years ago
1. Peter Dexter Hoell
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks yes tough! Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Nice one! I think it's a scoopwing as well, possibly Erosia sp....although, I'm not seeing a match. About the tufts of fur on the thorax...they may be sound absorbers, kind of like acoustic camouflage. They absorb up to 85% of the sound pinged at them (by bats using echolocation to find moths). Long, fluffy scales on the thorax absorb sound really well. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Peter Dexter Hoell
      
      Lion
      
      Great info. Posted 4 years ago

NattyOne

Lion

That's a stonker!! Posted 4 years ago

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By Peter Dexter Hoell

Uploaded Oct 3, 2020. Captured Oct 2, 2020 21:26.

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