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Scientific name: Eubaphe sp. (Hübner, 1823) Common name: French name: Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Larentiinae Wingspan: Biotope: Geographic area: North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean. Flight time: Number of generations : Caterpillar: Host plant: |
Eubaphe is a genus of American Geometridae moths in which 24 species have been described. These are small moths with yellowish or orange brown and slightly translucent wings. Most of them are a uniform colour with some exceptions like Eubaphe tritonia which shows well contrasted black spots, or Eubaphe mendica which shows large greyish patches. |
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I have taken this picture along the beach of Awala Yalimapo. In the middle of the night, at high tide, we went back there under the moon light to observe Green Sea Turtles laying down their eggs. These were rather magic moments but without any pictures as artificial light is strictly forbidden. Back to this small moth, I have first thought to the Eubaphe unicolor species. However, having read that this species has normally black legs, and this is not the case here, I have just listed this specimen as Eubaphe sp. |
André Bon February 2014