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Euxesta sp, Ecuador > Euxesta obliquestriata
Isidro
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Posted on 22-10-2023 07:40
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Similar to E. obliquestriata but I think is different, the wing pattern is slightly different
Landed on a small tree near the shore of Tomebamba river in urban linear park in Cuenca, Andes of Ecuador



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Edited by Isidro on 24-10-2023 06:00
 
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Posted on 22-10-2023 17:24
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It IS Amethysa ( obliquestriata.
Compare your photos (modified) with the pencil draft of the wing of the holotype.
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Edited by Nosferatumyia on 22-10-2023 17:26
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Isidro
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Posted on 22-10-2023 18:19
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Thanks, I tough proportions in dark bands were different, but your diagnostic is very useful to me!
 
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