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Bombycid Moth

Apatelodes sp. (merlona?)

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Habitat:

found in the evening on a sheet under a halogen light, in pre-montane rainforest outside Tuis, Costa Rica

Notes:

a good site for moths
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/slow.php?plate=18&sort=h

Reference Links:

Apatelodes merlona -- Discover Life

Species ID Suggestions

Bombycid Moth

Apatelodes sp.

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (3)
pamsai
thanks J... I was considering Spotted Apatelodes "Apatelodes torrefacta" also, http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/slow.php?plate=18&sort=h but I think Apatelodes merlona might be closer.
Jacob Gorneau
Apatelodes merlona looks like the best match, although I have some doubts about that species. http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/caterpillars/dblinks/searchplay5adult.lasso http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Apatelodes+merlona http://boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Apatelodes%20merlona The one that I found matched the most: http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/Wadults/resultsadultphoto.lasso?photocode%20dotj=DHJ33258.j

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PublishedJuly 24, 2013

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