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Tiger Moth

Calodesma sp.

Notes:

Clearwing-mimic? This moth is commonly seen in the area where clearwing butterflies are abundant.

8 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 4 years ago

Thanks, Andrés Miguel for your expertise. I know you love Dioptinae and I trust your ID, looks fine for me. Another example how mimics can really put you on the wrong track :-)

Andrés2
Andrés2 4 years ago

Isostyla ithomeina. Notodontidae: Dioptinae. Note common stalked Median and Cubital veins in hindwings.

SarotaBoy
SarotaBoy 9 years ago

Thank you very much, bayucca.

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Pericopina, "must" be a Calodesma sp., close to Calodesma uraneides. I checked several other Pericopini, but did not find any other one, that looks similar to yours.
http://www7.inra.fr/papillon/arct_guy/bo...
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6gGHqjZKHDk/TTMflB...
I will keep an eye on it...

SarotaBoy
SarotaBoy 9 years ago

Thank you, Diaz. I hope that someone will identify this moth for me,

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 9 years ago

Nice mimic!

SarotaBoy
SarotaBoy 9 years ago

Thank you for your comment, catgrin.

catgrin
catgrin 9 years ago

Definitely moth - feathered antennae.

I found this guide for the clearwing butterflies.
http://www.cs.umb.edu/~whaber/Monte/Itho...

SarotaBoy
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SarotaBoy

Varablanca, Provincia Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 15, 2013
Submitted on Oct 27, 2014

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