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Leaf roller moth

Pseudatteria volcanica

Photo by Les Catchick
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Colourful day-flying metalmark moth as in the photo.

Habitat:

Rainforest at the top of a ridge at about 1100 m. It is close to a major road and spoilt habitat, but there is also quite a bit of forest left.

Notes:

An hour's drive north of Tarapoto in an area close to 'Tarapoto Tunnel'.

Species ID Suggestions

Leaf-roller moth

Pseudatteria sp.

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DanielePralong
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Leaf-roller Moth

Pseudatteria chrysanthema

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bayucca
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Comments (7)
Tukup
What stunning colors. Never seen anything like it up here in Ecuador. Thanks for sharing Les.
Les Catchick
Thanks Dominik. Good to have the correct one.
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
The one I photograph almost identical to yours was ID as Leaf roller Moth Pseudatteria volcanica... Spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15618020
Les Catchick
Thanks Daniele. I have another in that genus which is my nearest. However I sometimes find similar ones in different genera.
DanielePralong
Hi Les! This is a Leaf-roller moth (Tortricidae), Pseudatteria sp. I hope someone else gets the exact species for you.

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