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Dioptine Moth

Polypoetes sp.

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Small moth with striking markings seen in Bolivia.

Habitat:

National park around a small river.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 4 years ago
Dioptine Moth
Polypoetes sp. BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Polypoetes {genus}


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6 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 3 years ago

bayucca, someone on iNaturalist suggested this might be Erbessa cingulina. Looks similar. Also from the Notodontidae family. What do you think ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erbessa...

pamsai
pamsai 4 years ago

Thanks folks for the ID info, and bayucca for getting really close !

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 4 years ago

crambidae moth,nice spotting pamsai!

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 4 years ago

Pam, another beauty!

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bayucca
bayucca 4 years ago

Notodontidae, Dioptinae, Polypoetes sp.
I try to get closer.

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Hmm.. black/yellow lines... maybe a tiger moth? lol

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pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

La Paz Department, Bolivia

Spotted on May 4, 2019
Submitted on Jul 29, 2019

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