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Tiger Moth

Ormetica maura

Photo by pamsai
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Tiger Moth

Ormetica maura

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pamsai
thanks bayucca for the ID...
bayucca
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ormetica sp. and most probably Ormetica maura. http://www.insecta-web.org/cgi-bin/LepElectronica/img_displayBig.pl?db=tg&app=LepNeotropica&family=Arctiidae&id=367&mod=display&templ=big&access=600
Mark Ridgway
Interesting one. I wonder about that blue abdominal segment ? Might be more to see under those pyjamas.

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