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Trichromia metapyria

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Field Notes

Description:

approx. 1 1/4 inch long

Habitat:

spotted under porch light of mountain home

Species ID Suggestions

Trichromia sp.
bayucca
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Comments (1)
bayucca
Arctiidae, Arctiinae, Trichromia sp.. There are quite a few around of them. Key issue would be: Big dark patch with some distance from the margin and with some little notches. From the phenotype it might be Trichromia metapyrioides: http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxon=Trichromia%20metapyrioides But I am not sure if this is actually found in Costa Rica, but mostly in South America.

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor
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Moths of the World
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 18, 2012

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