Melese amastris, Rio Ñambi, Colombia

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Christine Young

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Melese peruviana or sixola? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  And, just, WOW! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for not forgetting to appreciate the moth itself :) Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      A bad habit of mine is to delve right into the ID without giving proper admiration first! Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        The order doesn't matter and with an ID, we can find it back and admire it again :) Thank you for both efforts! Posted 6 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        True <3. And, I always admire and oohh and ahhh over them, even if I forget to type it. Posted 6 years ago
3. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Thanks and wow, trickier than I thought to compare these. Some findings:
  
  Melese peruviana: most photos show straight, squarish wings, not round wings. Except for this one:
  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17172256
  
  It seems a physical difference to me, but perhaps it a matter of posture? Because everything else about the moth does match.
  
  Sixola: similar, but it looks to have only a thin colorful edge of the wing, not the thick yellow band as seen here.
  
  This page suggests Melese amastris may also be a candidate:
  https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Melese
  
  In any case the genus seems clear, thanks!
  Posted 6 years ago
4. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Definitely tricky! The square vs. round wings confuses me too. I was hoping it was postural, but don’t really know. Posted 6 years ago

The Melese amastris

''Melese amastris'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Brazil.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant