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Notodontid Moth

Phaeochlaena lampra

Description:

It is found from south-eastern Brazil south to Uruguay, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.

Habitat:

The larvae feed on Solanum species. In this particular picture the adult was for some reason attracted to Eichhornia crassipes.

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2 Comments

injica
injica 8 years ago

Tnx, good one, spent yesterday few h trying to get it solved!

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Notodontidae, Dioptinae, Phaeochlaena lampra.

injica
Spotted by
injica

MT, Brazil

Spotted on May 8, 2015
Submitted on Jun 18, 2015

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