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Gymnelia Wasp Moth

Gymnelia colona

Description:

Gymnelia colona is a moth of the Arctiidae family.

Habitat:

Primary rainforest behind the lodge in Boca Tapada

10 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thanks Ashley for picking this lovely moth as a contender for SOTW.

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thanks Sunny...

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thank you DrNamgyalTSherpa, it was sparkling in the sunshine like a jewel !

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 8 years ago

Lovely spotting Pam!!

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

What a jewel Pam!

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thanks bayucca. That's very interesting, both BOLD and EOL show 3 completely different organisms under this name. One looks very much like this spotting. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/174...

pamsai
pamsai 8 years ago

thanks Mark... the blue colour was flashing at me when it caught the light in the rainforest !

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Euchromiina, Gymnelia sp. and Gymnelia colona.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnelia_c...
Little mess here in Bold:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Fabulous moth Pam :)

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 6, 2015
Submitted on Jul 24, 2015

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