Melanoscia thiaucourti, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia

A very elegant moth if you ask me. Also if you don't ask me.

comments (14)

Christine Young

Lion

Similar to Hymenia sp., but not. Hmm. Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! That certainly is good genus. I ploughed through all of Kay's moths as well as Moths of the Andes without anything looking close. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I did as well. This is a tough one! Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      No luck on FB either, running out of options. Perhaps we'll run into it one day. Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Or, maybe it's undescribed. You are a mothing pioneer in Colombia! Posted 6 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        It does seem several are reported in surrounding countries yet not Colombia, not because they aren't there, nobody bothered.
        
        When I'm done with the total list, I will replace all those numbers with meaningful titles (species/genus), it should help in making them more findable from Google. I'll also make a separate unidentified list, should be easier to handle than the current method.
        
        And it really is a list WE built, you identified the vast majority of them, high five! Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Sounds great. You should make and frame a big collage of the best of the Colombia moths. Was this already suggested? Sounds familiar. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Yes, that's the "Mothopia" project I had in mind. I'm planning to start on it once they are all shared. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Fantastic :) Posted 6 years ago

aporemski

Green Fly

They may be a new species. I venture to guess it's a geometrid. Larentiinae. Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Andre! It would explain why we can't find anything remotely similar. Posted 6 years ago

Dominik Hofer

Green Fly

Geometridae, Ennominae, Melanoscia sp. and Melanoscia thiaucourti or Melanoscia thiaucourti group. Seems to be a complex of moths. Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  That is very impressive, as nobody could find anything remotely close. How did you find it, if I may ask? Posted 6 years ago