Found this on our wall in Vieques, PR. The frilly posterior was fascinating.
CLOSED: Beautiful moth need ID
That's a Melonworm moth - Diaphania hyalinata
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/veg/leaf/melonworm.htm
Thanks, cee.
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