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Wasp moths

Cosmosoma auge, Poecilosoma chrysis, Cosmosom telephus, Cosmosoma teuthras

Description:

Cosmosoma auge, Poecilosoma chrysis C. telephus and C. teuthras. I was able to prove that moths are toxic, a lizard snatched up a Cosmosoma, and spat immediately. I believe that they can acquire impalatability beyond the flowers of some toxic plants.

Habitat:

Moths of the Erebidae family. All found in urban yard.

Notes:

I'm sad because in the moth week we do not have many moths in Brazil, because it's winter. So I can not really cooperate with NMW.

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9 Comments

Sckel
Sckel 5 years ago

Thank you all. Daniele, thank you for always being kind to me

Well I guess I never read the rules....I have tons of Moths to post then...Thank you DanielePralong...

YAY! Will I be included, I am in Costa Rica, It is rainy season with high wind I am not having any Moth either specially since this year is raining at night...

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 5 years ago

National Moth Week is actually hoping to add another Moth Week in January for people in the southern hemisphere:
http://nationalmothweek.org/frequently-a...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 5 years ago

Oops.. then there's Indonesia too !!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 5 years ago

We southerners should start our own moth week. Between south America, Africa, Australia we could put on a very good show.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 5 years ago

Kel, the rule for Moth Week is that spottings must be submitted during the official week (this year July 21-29), but photographs can be from any other time of the year, and even from previous years. So maybe you have some images in your backlog?

Also, this year we have extended the date to get the patch to Aug. 5th, to make sure no one is missing out.

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 5 years ago

Four, beautiful, wasp moths....

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 5 years ago

Four, beautiful photos....

Sckel
Spotted by
Sckel

Espírito Santo, Brazil

Spotted on Jul 25, 2018
Submitted on Jul 25, 2018

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