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Tiger Moth

Eucereon tarona

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

This moth had a red body.

Habitat:

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

Reference Links:

Eucereon tarona - Overview, BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger Moth

Eucereon sp.

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bayucca
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moth

Eucereon tarona

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Cameron P
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Comments (3)
Cameron P
It also looks just like E. rosinum http://eol.org/pages/3890568/overview but it seems that name may have been a synonym for E. tarona, because it's been removed from the Eucereon list on EOL and is only found via search. I have nothing to back that up except an educated guess though
bayucca
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Eucereon sp. An extremely tricky genus... Same one like yours: http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdernaturalist/6004849824/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdernaturalist/6004849542/

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PublishedJuly 25, 2013

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