Eulepidotis fantissima

Dapa, Valle Del Cauca
2100m

comments (9)

Peter Dexter Hoell

Lion

E. fantissima maybe? Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Could be! Of the Eulepidotis sp. listed as being found in Colombia, fantissima looks very close. Eulepidotis dominicata and Eulepidotis argyritis are also very similar. I wonder how they are distinguished?
  
  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=7196&subview=map&taxon_id=311331&view=species Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Peter Dexter Hoell
    
    Lion
    
    Yes several very close. Tough one. Posted 3 years ago
  2. Peter Dexter Hoell
    
    Lion
    
    Leps confirms E. fantissima Posted 3 years ago
  3. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Great! I'm having trouble adding the ID. It keeps auto-switching to "Eulepidotis fortissima". I'll try to add it manually... Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        I tried a manual ID, but it wouldn't accept the name. Apparently, Eulepidotis fortissima is a synonym of Eulepidotis fantissima. I'll ask Ferdy if he can correct it, if possible, when he returns.
        
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulepidotis_fortissima Posted 3 years ago
      2. Peter Dexter Hoell
        
        Lion
        
        Great thank you. Posted 3 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Fixed now. It looks like Wikipedia sees the two species names as synonyms, possibly incorrectly, as other sources see them as separate species. I've decoupled the synonyms now inside JD. Posted 3 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Oh, makes sense. Thanks for the fix! Posted 3 years ago