Large maple spanworm, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia

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Christine Young

Lion

Geometridae, maybe Subfamily Ennominae...possibly Prochoerodes sp. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Similar: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/20843204948/in/album-72157629662947575/ Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Nice, that looks exactly the same. Another contender:
    http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Andes%20-%20Eutomopepla%20rogenhoferi.htm
    Species does not match, but the genus may... Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Yes - that was my first guess too, but the wing edges didn't seem to match. But, that genus is definitely possible too, or even a closely-related genus. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I've had a closer look and it seems my suggested genus all have the strange edges, so no match, you were right. Looking back at Prochoerodes sp. I'm finding a lot of identical photos for Prochoerodes lineola, such as this one:
        https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17549446
        
        It doesn't match the documented range, but that doesn't mean much in the case of Colombia. Posted 6 years ago

The Large maple spanworm

''Prochoerodes lineola'', the large maple spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant