#1368

Dapa, Valle Del Cauca
2100m

comments (3)

Christine Young

Lion

Really tough one! I have searched several families and can't find a match.

There's Oricia homalochroa, Mapeta xanthomelas, and Uranophora walkeri which are very similar to your moth, but not matches.

It could be Erebidae > Lithosiini OR Erebidae > Ctenuchina OR not an erebid at all. There are some species in the fam Zygaenidae that look similar. But, also Pyralidae and Crambidae are considerations. I just can't find a match and am very intrigued!

I also found this, lol. It seems there are a lot of moths with a similar pattern:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/franziskabauer/31555427951 Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
1. Peter Dexter Hoell
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks very much Christine yes this does seem to be a toughie. I've been searching other sources and so far nobody can pin it down. Very intrigued myself! Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Wow, well, hopefully someone will be able to figure it out! Posted 2 years ago

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