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Zygaenid Moth

Soritia cf. strandi

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Species ID Suggestions

Zygaenid Moth

Soritia cf. strandi

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Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae, Soritia sp., female (!). Not sure what species it actually is. My closest guess would be Soritia strandi, most reports are from Taiwan and it looks like being a nice match. http://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/item/00/3f/e1/d6.html Note the extreme sexual dimorphism! http://c3.academic.ncnu.edu.tw/node/1112 https://www.flickr.com/photos/bettaman/3484738367/ http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=347103 http://mothtaiwan.blogspot.ch/2009/02/soritia-strandi.html http://163.20.112.34/~afu/zygaenidae_015.htm Bold has it as Soritia pulchella strandi and I now that Soritia pulchella is a complex of several similar looking moth, so maybe we just call this one Soritia sp. to be on the safe side. But in this case, add the information about Soritia strandi and Soritia pulchella strandi as possible candidates.

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