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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

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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks bayucca. Interesting, sounds like it more butterfly like than moth.
bayucca
Castniidae, Castniinae, Telchin licus. It is actually a day-flying moth with clubbed antennae!

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PublishedJune 8, 2013

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