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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Tiger Moth
Dysschema sp.


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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Arctiidae, Pericopinae, Dysschema sp. for sure. Not it's getting tricky. Yours looks similar to Dysschema paracelsus, but it would not be serious to call this one Paracelsus from only a single shot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/26...
There are at least 20 other Dysschema sp. which look similar to yours in Costa Rica.

jamiehagwood
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jamiehagwood

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 21, 2012
Submitted on Oct 14, 2012

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