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White-tipped Black or Snowbush Spanworm

Melanchroia chephise

Description:

In December 07, 2013, I saw an amazing show: hundreds (for not to say thousands) of this butterflies were mating everywhere in the park. The scene was unbelievable; all the plants were almost covered with this small creatures. Here are some pics of them in many activities.

Habitat:

Urban

1 Species ID Suggestions

White-tipped Black
Melanchroia chephise


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1 Comment

GustavoMorejon
GustavoMorejon 10 years ago

Thank you Anne Marie McCaffrey for the ID.

GustavoMorejon
Spotted by
GustavoMorejon

Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 7, 2013
Submitted on Jan 31, 2014

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