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Ophisma tropicalis Dapa, Valle Del Cauca 2100m Ophisma tropicalis Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Ophisma tropicalis

Dapa, Valle Del Cauca 2100m

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  1. It looks like Ophisma tropicalis. There seems to be a lot of variation:
    https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/319241-Ophisma-tropicalis/browse_photos
    Posted 4 years ago
    1. Great Christine, thank you. I see it is wide spread so no surprise the variation. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
      1. Yep. You're welcome :) Posted 4 years ago
        1. Great job! Posted 4 years ago
  2. Lovely specimen and class intro! Posted 4 years ago

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''Ophisma tropicalis'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in tropical and subtropical America, from the south of the United States to Uruguay, including Brazil, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Kitts, Montserrat, Saint Vincent, Grenada, the Greater Antilles, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Colombia.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Peter Dexter Hoell
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By Peter Dexter Hoell

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Uploaded Oct 4, 2020. Captured Oct 3, 2020 20:10.
  • ILCE-6000
  • f/14.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO1000
  • 50mm