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Polilla leopardo

Hypercompe sp.

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Description:

Polilla blanca con manchas de color cafe, también tiene en la mitad de la pata color cafe, antenas filiformes.

Habitat:

Toda América.

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Leopard Moth
Hypercompe sp.


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2 Comments

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 10 years ago

Wow! Ok ok I check ;) thank you so much!! @bayucca :) you are my teacher :)

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Arctiidae, Hypercompe sp.. Personally I think it is NOT the famous Hypercompe scribonia, Giant Leopard Moth, which is not always correct IDed:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/493/bgimag...

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Billo-kun
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Billo-kun

Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 7, 2010
Submitted on Oct 10, 2012

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