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Wasp Moth

Cosmosoma teuthras

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Orange and brown wasp mimic moth with mostly clear wings and metallic green scales on the head, thorax and abdomen, 1.5 cm long. Family Erebidae, Arctiinae (Arctiidae). This specimen is a bit scruffy, with loss of hair on the thorax.

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

Notes:

See females and a male for this species in this spotting from July 2016:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1972836630/fullscreen

Species ID Suggestions

Wasp Moth

Cosmosoma teuthras

Comments (2)

Thank you bayucca for the identification and all the links :)
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Euchromiina, Cosmosoma teuthras. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cosmosoma_teuthras.JPG http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=10555 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmosoma_teuthras http://eol.org/pages/566287/overview

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