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Moth,Caterpillar of Parasa joanae

Parasa joanae, Limacodidae

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Field Notes

Description:

On the leaf of a Ginger torch, Etlingera elatior
ID through www.inaturalist on my observations. That are still ongoing because nobody is sure what Parasa species it is....?
but it is a member of Slug Caterpillar Moths....

Habitat:

Gallery Forest. 900 Meters-3000 feet above sea level, next to Tanaca National Park, a Pasture , and in a Garden with Endemic trees, plants and flowers of Costa Rica.

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Comments (7)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautiful series Gilma,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Jacob Gorneau
Congratulations, Gilma! Your spotting was selected as the spotting of the day in anticipation of National Moth Week! Today’s spotting of the day is a stunning slug moth caterpillar (Parasa joanae)! We are only two weeks out from National Moth Week 2019! National Moth Week is a global citizen science project aimed at promoting the importance of moths and their beauty. Join us July 20-28 by hosting or attending a moth night (public or private)! Visit nationalmothweek.org for more information and register an event for free here: http://nationalmothweek.org/register-a-nmw-event-2019/. Don't forget to share your moth spottings to the Moths of the World mission here: https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449 Slug moth caterpillar: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/591219355
Neil Ross
Cool spotting, Gilma. Which is the north end and which is the south? That is such an amazing caterpillar!

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2018

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