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Tiger Moth

Psilopleura sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take at home i think is a wasp moth but not sure around 4 cm wingspan. yellow and black abdomen.

Habitat:

Tropical semiarid.

Reference Links:

BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger Moth

Psilopleura sp.

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Psilopleura sp., could be Psilopleura vittata: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=157946 http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8276.1 http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8276

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedJune 4, 2013

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