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Aulean Tiger Moth

Arachnis aulaea

Photo by LaurenZarate
Published on Project Noah
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16.7131, -92.6126

Field Notes

Description:

Colorful Tiger Moth, female 2 cm in length with grey and white upper wings and black and red underwings. The body has red, orange, white and grey markings. Family Erebidae, Arctiinae.
See also https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/25095683/fullscreen.

Habitat:

Came to garden lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 2,200 meters.

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Comments (4)

Your shots have captured every beautiful aspect of this moth Lauren- Amazing colours, aren't they ? . Thanks for sharing.
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

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