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Wasp Moth

Apeplopoda sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Small wasp moth, 8 mm in body length. It has a flaming red abdomen and transparent smokey grey wings. The head and thorax are black with scales in white patterns. No red on the thorax. It seems that this is a night flying species, but it came to garden lights at about 2:30 AM. Two species are reported for Mexico: Apeplopoda mecrida and Apeplopoda ochracea. In the literature I can't find a single picture which shows the thorax. All specimens are either side pictures or have a pin blocking the thoracic pattern. Based on distributional data, it is probably A. mecrida.

Habitat:

Garden lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.

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