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Hag moth

Phobetron hipparchia

Description:

Phobetron sp. - Limacodidae

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16 Comments

Rubens Araujo
Rubens Araujo 10 years ago

Thanks Adam, Lauren and Logan.... when I found it ..I didn't believe it was a insect ... by the way ... I never saw one like this anymore ...I hope to get the ID.

AdamBrown
AdamBrown 10 years ago

that's wild!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

This is just fascinating! I also thought it was a bunch of mites feeding on a doodle. Remarkable and great photos!

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Whoa! Crazy great camouflage

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

So interesting!

A primera vista pareciesen muchos insectos. Es fascinante!!! Muy buenas fotografías! :-)

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 11 years ago

never seen anything like this before

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

beautiful creature!

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino 12 years ago

Doesn't it kind of look like scat? I wonder if that is it's defense mechanism...to look like, well you know!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome!

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

This is a nice moth!

kyros.v
kyros.v 12 years ago

What's with all the hair??? Nice costume! :-)

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 12 years ago

Cool! A cheerleader moth! ha ha :D

Saarbrigger
Saarbrigger 12 years ago

Wow, amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Wow! Very bizarre

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago

That's a cool looking moth. It looks very similar to a Hag Moth, so I'll guess is in the Genus Phobetron. But you may want to look through the Limacodidae family (Slug Caterpillar Moths) for ones found in this area of Brazil. maybe it's the BRAZILIAN MONKEY SLUG CATERPILLAR, I can't find a picture of an adult on-line.

Rubens Araujo
Spotted by
Rubens Araujo

São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Jan 29, 2012
Submitted on Jan 29, 2012

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