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Tiny bat moth, Bellavista, Ecuador Unlike anything I've seen before, not sure where to start. It's really tiny and shadows are significantly lifted. Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Quentalia excisa,South America,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Tiny bat moth, Bellavista, Ecuador

Unlike anything I've seen before, not sure where to start. It's really tiny and shadows are significantly lifted.

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  1. I love this one! It looks like another Quentalia sp. to me. Posted 3 years ago
    1. It might be Quentalia excisa or else something similar:

      Scroll way down:
      https://www.orchideenkultur.net/index.php?topic=45226.360

      https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figures?category=59bb36d5929d3d10ea9f0b81
      Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
      1. That looks good, thanks so much. The unusual wing position threw me off. Posted 3 years ago
        1. It to me at first, as well. Posted 3 years ago

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Quentalia excisa is a neotropical moth of the family Bombycidae.

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

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Uploaded Jan 9, 2022. Captured Nov 7, 2021 21:10 in X8M9+JM Tandayapa, Ecuador.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm