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Pericopinid Moth

Chetone ithrana

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

about 2.5 in

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I wasn't able to get close to this butterfly and it wasn't perched at a good angle to get it clearly focused, but it was the only shot I could get.

Species ID Suggestions

Pericopinid Moth

Chetone ithrana

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (5)
Dan Doucette
Thanks bayucca, I believe anything you say, if you think it's the right ID.
bayucca
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Pericopini. Chetone sp., most probably Chetone ithrana. I don't know if you believe me, since the link is self-IDed... http://www.thebugmaniac.com/index.cfm/page:shop/shopaction:viewshop/shopcategory:207/products_pagenum:1/shopproduct:1196 http://www.entomo-praeparation.de/Rubriken/Projekte/Chetone/ithrana-intersecta.html And it is actually a moth not a butterfly, looks really like a Heliconius-mimic Moth.

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PublishedApril 25, 2013

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