Euglyphis submarginalis, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Somewhat similar to this earlier observation:

So likely Notodontidae (Prominent Moths).

comments (7)

Christine Young

Lion

I think it looks like a lappet moth (Lasiocampidae), maybe Euglyphis sp. Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Note the similarity - not identical, but similar:
  
  https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/8168991082/ Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    And, on another note - I really envy this moth's furriness. It's so cold here!! Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I hear you, US midwest cold is making headlines here, I just heard lows of -49C. That's unimaginably, dangerously cold! Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        The midwest definitely has it bad. It was only -29C here yesterday morning. Posted 6 years ago
  3. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Well...I'm thinking it may actually be the correct species. I checked several other photos of the species suggested there (Euglyphis submarginalis) and it looks highly similar, it's just that on my shot the wings are partly open, revealing the abdomen. Distribution matches and that genus only has a handful of species, which looks quite different from each other.
    
    This is so much fun :) Posted 6 years ago
  4. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I looked at some more too, and think I agree that it is in fact the correct species. There seems to be some variation, of course, which is typical (as we have learned...) Posted 6 years ago