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Field Notes

Description:

4cm long moth

Habitat:

Tropical forest -altitude 1800mts-

Species ID Suggestions

Tussock moth

Halysidota orientalis

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Comments (6)
bayucca
Definitely Halysidota sp. and impossible to get closer without the native specimen. There are too many around and the variability within the genus/species is also to be considered.
Fyn Kynd
If I could "like" your comment I would.
Jacob Gorneau
I apologize. I meant similar species in Costa Rica.
Jacob Gorneau
I believe Fyn was referring to Halysidota as the genus, not Lophocampa. Looks a lot like this one, though I am not sure if you have other similar species in Mexico. Halysidota is notorious for being unidentifiable by photos. http://bugguide.net/node/view/217944/bgpage
Fyn Kynd
Tussock Moth species, Looks a lot like the North American Banded Tussock Moth - Lophocampa caryae.

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Insects of Costa Rica
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PublishedOctober 7, 2012

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