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Banana Stem Borer

Telchin licus

Description:

ventral view here, considered to be a pest http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/264...

Habitat:

tropical rainforest, amazon

Notes:

Spotted at Canalendres, near Mocoa.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Banana Stem Borer
Telchin licus Telchin licus


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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks again bayucca. I suspected it was the same as my other spot.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Castniidae, Castniinae, Telchin licus. It is actually a day-flying moth with clubbed antennae!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Putumayo, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 7, 2013
Submitted on Jun 8, 2013

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