Tiger moth (Amastus sp.)

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Photo by GustavoMorejon

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Field Notes

Description:

These moth is about 4 cm long and was found in a gas station close to the rainforest at Baeza and Cosanga.

Amastus coccinator SCHAUS, 1901
Superfamily : NOCTUOIDEA
Family : ARCTIIDAE
subfamily : ARCTIINAE

Habitat:

Andean Rainforest in the slopes to the Amazon

Reference Links:

Neotropical Moths - Amastus coccinator

Species ID Suggestions

Ruby-headed Tiger Moth

Amastus coccinator

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera

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Tiger Moth

Amastus sp.

bayucca

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Comments (2)

GustavoMorejon

Next time I'll collect the specimen ... it is hard to identifly it. Thanks bayucca and AgnesAdiqueTalavera

bayucca

Definitely an Amastus sp., but not Amastus coccinator, this one should have a darker red part between the orange stripes. It might be Amastus aloniae: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=455524 But it is not possible to ID this one without the native specimen: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=97128 There were quite a few newly detected species from Ecuador.

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Tiger moth

Amastus sp.

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Ruby-headed Tiger Moth

Amastus coccinator

Tiger Moth

Amastus sp.

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