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Parasa Moth

Parasa cebrenis

Notes:

The green on the thorax is a nice contrast to the rest of this brown moth.

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3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

No problem Tom! :-) I'm always really surprised when the vibrant moths, such as the ones in the Parasa genus are quite underdocumented. Perhaps they are camera-shy. ;-) Parasa cebrenis seems to be evolving into a couple different species, perhaps a species complex. It will be something to keep a close watch on. :-)

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks Jakubko! It looks a lot like the bold picture, and if it isn't the exact species, then it's a real close relative.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Awesome moth, Tom! First thing that came to my mind was Parasa, which interestingly means dessert dish in Latin! When I checked bold, a form of Parasa cebrenis seemed to match quite well, with the green thorax and rest of the body brown. There seem to be no other pictures of this moth on the web, so this definitely needs major verification.

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Olanchito, Honduras

Spotted on Mar 23, 2011
Submitted on Feb 26, 2013

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