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Wasp Moth
Cosmosoma teuthras
16.7342, -92.6522
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
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 10, 2014
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