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Banana Stem Borer

Telchin licus

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

considered to be a pest

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, amazon

Notes:

I relaxed for a while at Canalendres with my boots and shirt sitting on rocks for a while, in the hopes that something would land on them. This butterfly kindly obliged!

Species ID Suggestions

Banana Stem Borer

Telchin licus

Comments (2)

Thanks bayucca. Interesting, sounds like it more butterfly like than moth.
Castniidae, Castniinae, Telchin licus. It is actually a day-flying moth with clubbed antennae!

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