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Herbita zarina, Bellavista, Ecuador Species ID tentative. Herbita zarina looks like a close match visually, and is also statistically a good candidate. The only doubt is in the less pronounced white spots on the inner wings on my individual. After some searching I did see some photos where they are faded or barely visible:<br />
<a href="https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figures?category=59bb4194929d3d72ee672c57" rel="nofollow">https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figures?category=59bb4194929d3d72ee672c57</a><br />
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Alternative candidate is Herbita reducta, of which I can only find this photo:<br />
<a href="https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figure/5dc2f75d748e5b71e6a16080/detail?profile=figures&amp;category=59bb4182929d3d72ee672871" rel="nofollow">https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figure/5dc2f75d748e5b71e6a16080/detail?profile=figures&amp;category=59bb4182929d3d72ee672871</a><br />
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Lastly, it may be an undescribed species, of which there are several in this genus. Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Herbita zarina,South America,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Herbita zarina, Bellavista, Ecuador

Species ID tentative. Herbita zarina looks like a close match visually, and is also statistically a good candidate. The only doubt is in the less pronounced white spots on the inner wings on my individual. After some searching I did see some photos where they are faded or barely visible:
https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figures?category=59bb4194929d3d72ee672c57

Alternative candidate is Herbita reducta, of which I can only find this photo:
https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figure/5dc2f75d748e5b71e6a16080/detail?profile=figures&category=59bb4182929d3d72ee672871

Lastly, it may be an undescribed species, of which there are several in this genus.

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Herbita zarina is a geometer moth in the Herbita genus.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 7, 2022. Captured Nov 7, 2021 20:15 in X8M9+JM Tandayapa, Ecuador.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm