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Field Notes

Description:

Order: Trichoptera

Habitat:

Tepual forest near the sea, Parque Nacional Chiloé, sector Cucao.

Notes:

There where a lot of moths and other bugs (like this one) attracted to the light of the camping's bathroom, and they all landed on the bright green wall.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Agustín Amenabar L
Thanks! It amazes me each time a bug can be identified by referencing a whole order. While with some other insects, are clearly identifiable to the species level... Thanks for the help.

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Biodiversidad de Chile
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Insectos de Chile
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedAugust 4, 2013

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