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Ecuador Emerald, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Similar to these two earlier observations:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70597/dependens_emerald_moth_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Dependens Emerald Moth, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/70597_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=IF9ja7MAmO%2F2lfAV8MY6qgcE0hs%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Dependens Emerald Moth, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Dependens Emerald Moth,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,Racheospila dependens,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70743/blistered_emerald_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Blistered Emerald, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/70743_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=pO0Zlv4MCnaLjWf%2FdoyAIuoCxPM%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Blistered Emerald, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Found on the metal stairs that was holding up the mothing cloth. I&#039;m reasonably sure of the species, but not 100%. This species is listed as occurring in Ecuador (and a few surrounding countries) at 500-1500m. Since we&#039;re close to the border of Ecuador here, at 850m altitude, I think it&#039;s a likely match. Blistered Emerald,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Oospila venezuelata,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> But if you look closely, unlikely to be the same species. Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Ecuador Emerald,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,Racheospila ecuadoriata,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Ecuador Emerald, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Similar to these two earlier observations:

Dependens Emerald Moth, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Dependens Emerald Moth,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,Racheospila dependens,South America,World

Blistered Emerald, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Found on the metal stairs that was holding up the mothing cloth. I'm reasonably sure of the species, but not 100%. This species is listed as occurring in Ecuador (and a few surrounding countries) at 500-1500m. Since we're close to the border of Ecuador here, at 850m altitude, I think it's a likely match. Blistered Emerald,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Oospila venezuelata,Putumayo,South America,World

But if you look closely, unlikely to be the same species.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Racheospila ecuadoriata, or similar species? Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Moth magic again, not sure how you do it but it looks like an exact match:
      http://www.zonacharrua.com/butterflies/Andes%20-%20Racheospila%20ecuadoriata.htm
      Thanks so much!       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Awesome! You're welcome :) Posted 6 years ago

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The Ecuador Emerald

Racheospila ecuadoriata, the Ecuador Emerald, is a geometer moth in the Racheospila genus.

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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 Jan 31, 2019. Captured Oct 21, 2018 19:25 in Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
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