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subtropical moth - Xanthopastis timais
Copyright © 2001 Ethan Friedman

subtropical moth - Xanthopastis timais
Jamaica, Ocho Rios County
April 11, 2001
Size: 50mm
I know this will be frassed eventually as it's from Jamaica, but since Caribbean species often wander up to Florida, and since this is a fairly distinctive pink-and-gray moth, I thought I'd post to see if someone might recognize.
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Contributed by Ethan Friedman on 14 January, 2007 - 6:04am
Last updated 14 January, 2007 - 5:01pm

10640 -- Spanish Moth -- Xanthopastis timais
Resident in southern Florida and perhaps at some points along the Gulf Coast. Strays northward to about New York. Here's a Florida photo I took last November at Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park. If you need it for researching other photos, this is a very good site for finding Moths of Jamaica

… Bob Patterson, 14 January, 2007 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

 
thanks
for the ID. And for the tropical moth link. Alas, I'll need to go back to Jamaica and do some more collecting in order to make use of it...
… Ethan Friedman, 14 January, 2007 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

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