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Letis alauda, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    I'd say Family Erebidae>

    Perhaps Subfamily Erebinae?

    This has some similarities to Letis sp., but I'm not finding any matches so far...     Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Also, similar to Thysania sp. and Ascalapha sp. Was it a big moth? Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
      1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
        Flown Kimmerling
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        Indeed! That Thermesiini Tribe seems like a good bet? Posted 6 years ago
    3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      Thanks! Letis looks like the right direction to search in. I see many species in that genus have purple in it, this one doesn't, which possible excludes some. This one...

      http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/BLPCO/08-SRNP-103750_DHJ627814%2B1221755368.jpg

      is Letis alauda, closest one I've found so far. Note the eye and half-eye at the top of the wings matching. Still far from sure, could be many more close matches in the genus.
       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
      1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
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        That looks very close, Ferdy. Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Thank you, setting it as tentative species for now. Posted 6 years ago
      3. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Agree! Posted 6 years ago

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The Letis alauda

Letis alauda is a moth in the Erebidae family.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 9, 2018. Captured Oct 18, 2018 20:20.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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