Lystra pulverulenta - closeup, Sani Lodge, Ecuador

comments (8)

Anne Sorbes

Eagle Owl

Beautiful species Posted 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you on behalf of the species :) Posted 3 years ago

John Sullivan

Lion

A beauty! I looked into the difference between Lystra lanata and Lystra pulverulenta and found some good info on this page: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1912039849

This states that the white area reaching all the way to the sides of the wings is a distinctive mark for L. pulverulenta. In L. lanata there is a white area, but smaller and not reaching all the way to the sides of the wings. Posted 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks so much for checking, John. Good to hear the differentiation is formally described. Posted 3 years ago