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Tiger Moth

Hypocrita (possibly reedia or drucei)

Description:

When this moth flew, it flashed a brilliant blue colour. Same colour as the morphos.

Habitat:

found in the evening on a sheet under a halogen light, in pre-montane rainforest outside Tuis, Costa Rica

1 Species ID Suggestions

Tiger Moth
Hypocrita reedia BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser


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6 Comments

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Really awesome Pamsai !

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

This one is really beautiful!

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks Jakubko. I wouldn't have thought of this as a Tiger Moth!

EmilyUmbarger
EmilyUmbarger 10 years ago

Very pretty!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Please confirm, and by the way, spectacular moth!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Hypocrita sp., H. reedia looks the most to yours in my eyes, but H. drucei also attracted my attention. H. drucei seems to have a more rounded forewing.

Hypocrita:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...

Hypocrita reedia;
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...

Hypocrita drucei:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 14, 2013
Submitted on Jul 24, 2013

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