cf. Microxydia sp. - Microxydia Moth (Warren, 1895)

Lepidoptera: Bombycina: Geometroidea: Geometridae: Ennominae

Wingspan: ~1,5cm (requires confirmation).
Date: 13th of December, 2017 at 01:50:45pm.
Location: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Benedito Novo

Check this source: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/135/2-3/121/2629570

There is little information, so I enlist your help. You can contribute by posting a comment or identifying. From what I've found, they are usually found in forests, but I can't confirm the veracity of this information. This specimen was found in a rural suburban town.

The antennae are simple and filiform in both sexes but are thicker in the males. The wing patterns are simple and pale with a yellowish coloring. The hind wings are similar to the fore wings but are, most of the time, paler. The medium line is, more or less, straight, continuous through the hind and fore wings and distinct or indistinct. The fore wings usually possess a reddish-brown apical blotch. The fore wings of the males possess a fovea with a weak slanting ridge. The tympanal cavity usually possesses a small sac. The third sternite of the male abdomen has no patch of setae.

The doubt of this identification, although Microxydia are distributed in Brazil and the appearance seems to fit, is the probable existence of a wide number of similar genera, so I can't give assurance concerning this ID. This one seems to fit the patterns for Microxydia but I can't assure anything, so I'll leave this identification as a guess.

Microxydia is a genus distributed in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. I'm unaware if they are distributed elsewhere. They belong in the order Lepidoptera, superfamily Geometroidea, family Geometridae and subfamily Ennominae.

The larvae were documented feeding on a species of Asteraceae, Baccharis latifolia (https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/NEVA_24_0029-0034.pdf), , but this information needs confirmation. If there are other host plants, feel free to contribute through a comment.

Identification credits given to Cesar of Insetologia.

Image of a Microxydia: http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/LOCRI/CCDB-14585_062+1322673208.jpg