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Lappet moth? Bellavista, Ecuador Shadows lifted, looks much darker to the naked eye. Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

Lappet moth? Bellavista, Ecuador

Shadows lifted, looks much darker to the naked eye.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Agree...maybe Euglyphis sp. It could also be in the family Notodontidae > subf. Heterocampinae, though -- something like Disphragis sp. Even the family Erebidae has some fuzzy moths in the subf. Lymantriinae, like Dasychira sp. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks! Something like Euglyphis amathuria looks quite close, but unlikely a full match. But the other genuses you mention also have candidates. To be honest, it's a bit fuzzy to me. Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        It's a hairy situation trying to ID moths like this one. Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Still, you're the mother. Posted 3 years ago
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            Christine Young
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            Mother or Moth-er? Either would be accurate, I suppose...so, I am a moth-er mother. Posted 3 years ago
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              Ferdy Christant
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              It was intentionally ambiguous. Posted 3 years ago
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                Christine Young
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                This earns you the nickname "Fuzzy Ferdy". Posted 3 years ago
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                  Ferdy Christant
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                  Accurate :) Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Jan 8, 2022. Captured Nov 7, 2021 20:34 in X8M9+JM Tandayapa, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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