Many-spotted moth, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Beautiful! Conogethes sp.?
Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, looks like it, thanks!
  Note that I will initially be lazy in trying to get an ID and queue up quite a few, otherwise I will never get them shared. In the meanwhile any help is welcome, so thanks! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    What about Polygrammodes sp.? Maybe Polygrammodes eleuata? Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/40646170142 Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        That looks exactly the same and distribution matches, yay again! Posted 6 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

So cool! Posted 6 years ago

The Many-spotted moth

''Polygrammodes eleuata'', the red-spotted sweetpotato moth or many-spotted moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. It is found in Central and South America , on the Antilles and in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.

The wingspan is 22–24 mm.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant