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Blue Wasp Moth

Nyridela xanthocera

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Field Notes

Description:

It was large, with clear wings, I thought it was a wasp at first but it really looks more like a Day Moth.

Species ID Suggestions

Blue Wasp Moth

Nyridela xanthocera

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Comments (2)
bayucca
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchiinae, Nyridela xanthocera. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=18668 http://www.mbarnes.force9.co.uk/belizemoths/images4/nyrxan.htm Some conflicting results concerning Xanthocera and Chalciope. But I trust this ID: http://www.flickr.com/photos/margarethebrummermann/8745862980/in/set-72157633529785143

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedMarch 11, 2014

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