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Southern Cyan Tiger Moth

Macrocneme chrysitis

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Description:

Apparently a wasp-mimic, to me it looked like an orchid-bee at first glance. It had a wingspan around 3cm, metallic green/blue with white on the joints and 'feet' of 3rd pair of legs; also two white dots between thorax and abdomen.

Habitat:

Lowland swap/wetland area with some forest in Tabasco, Mexico. Spotted in Yumká.

Reference Links:

Macrocneme chrysitis - Wikipedia, Moth Photographers Group -- Moths of Mexico by J.C.T. García Morales - ID01

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2017

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