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Dysschema praetides

Dysschema praetides

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Bronze, black and white. Black body. Is it a type of Tiger moth?

Habitat:

High altidude cloud forest. Podocarpus (between Loja/Malacatos) Ecuador

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Tiger Moth
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6 Comments

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

so beautiful....

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Pericopina, Dysschema praetides.

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

It certainly is a Dysschema ;-)...

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Beautiful! It looks like a gorgeous lavender species of Dysschema, an Arctiid.
See our Mexican version:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/212...

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Subtle beauty, I like it!

PutkovAlexander
PutkovAlexander 10 years ago

Amazing photo

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LucindaWestwood
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LucindaWestwood

Provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador

Spotted on Aug 11, 2013
Submitted on Dec 11, 2013

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