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Limacodidae family

Description:

Limacodidae or Euclidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea; the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs. They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons. They are mostly tropical, but occur worldwide, with about 1000 described species and probably many more as yet undescribed species



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3 Comments

YogeshSave
YogeshSave 10 months ago

Thanks Ashish and Satyen.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 10 months ago

Slug moth

SatyenM
SatyenM 10 months ago

Wow! Handsome fellow!

Maharashtra, India

Lat: 19.88, Long: 72.69

Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jul 10, 2012

Spotted for mission

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