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Tussock Moth

Ammalo helops

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Description:

About 4cm from head to the tips of the wings; head and thorax covered in orange hair with red underside; long feathery antennae (male?), and two small orange spots on the wings, which have an irregular dark to light brown colouration.

Habitat:

Attracted to lights in tropical climate in Emiliano Zapata, Chiapas, Mexico.

Reference Links:

Ammalo helops - Overview, Ammalo helops - Wikipedia, Ammalo helops -- Discover Life

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