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Yellow(?) Ermine moth

Eyralpenus ?sublutea

Photo by C.Sydes
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Field Notes

Description:

spent some minutes temporarily settled with buzzing wings before finally finding a satisfactory location to stop. length around 16mm

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger Moth

Estigmene acrea
Uday
1

Tiger Moth

Arctidae sp.
Johan Heyns
1

Comments (1)
C.Sydes
I think we've got the family Arctiidae pegged but @ Uday - my moth certainly resembles E. acrea however that species is restricted to N.America and my spot is in southern Africa. I'm leaning towards Eyralpenus sp, an Ermine moth - E.sublutea, the Yellow Ermine moth: www.africanmoths.com/page/ARCTIIDAE/ARCTIINAE/eyralpenus_sublutea.htm looks close but the spot pattern is not quite right

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PublishedJuly 25, 2013

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