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Wasp Moth

Sarosa sp.

4 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks sunnyjosef and bayucca for the ID!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, looks like being a Sarosa sp.
Sarosa innotata??
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 10 years ago

Wow! What a colorful one Tom.....

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Flavio, these wasp mimic moths are good at fooling predators and people:-)
It's something like one of these: http://www.tropicleps.ch/seiten/t_indet_...

Tom15
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Tom15

Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 30, 2013
Submitted on Jan 18, 2014

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