zakvanloocke
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Post by zakvanloocke on Mar 25, 2013 7:25:56 GMT -8
Chiapas, Mexico Thank you! Attachments:
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Post by leptraps on Mar 25, 2013 7:40:45 GMT -8
Eumorpha cissi.
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Post by zakvanloocke on Mar 25, 2013 8:36:20 GMT -8
I didn't think Eumorpha cissi flew that far north.
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Post by leptraps on Mar 25, 2013 9:18:02 GMT -8
You may be correct. If it is not Eumorpha cissi, it can only be Eumorpha elisa.
I only have E.cissi in my collection from Ecuador, which it closely resembles. However, I looked in D'Abrera's Hawk Moths of the World and I believe you are correct, E. cissi does not occur in Mexico.
Send me PM with the photograph and I will send it to a collague in Mexico for confirmation.
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zakvanloocke
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Post by zakvanloocke on Mar 25, 2013 12:27:55 GMT -8
Thank you again for your help. I compared this specimen to my own personal E. cissi specimen and there are a lot of noticeable differences.
Sending messages through PM is disabled at the moment. At least that is what it said when I tried sending the message. Feel free to copy the original image to send to your colleague.
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Post by billoehlke on Mar 25, 2013 14:03:33 GMT -8
Hi Zack,
It looks most like triangulum to me.
Bill Oehlke
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