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Castniid moth

Xanthocastnia evalthe

Description:

about 2.5"

Habitat:

primary rainforest

Notes:

Another one time spot.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Iridescent Tiger Moth
Xanthocastnia evalthe Xanthocastnia


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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID Agnes.

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

The common name "Iridescent Tiger" I got from this site - http://neotropicalmoths.com/CastniidaeXa.... But I think it also refers to other species of moth, in that case Castniid Moth would be safer a common name.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Amazonas, Colombia

Spotted on Dec 2, 2012
Submitted on Mar 27, 2013

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