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Blue Wasp Moth

Nyridela xanthocera

Description:

It was large, with clear wings, I thought it was a wasp at first but it really looks more like a Day Moth.

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Blue Wasp Moth
Nyridela xanthocera Clear Wing Moth | Project Noah


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Thank you so much for the ID and the Links, bayucca

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchiinae, Nyridela xanthocera.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
http://www.mbarnes.force9.co.uk/belizemo...
Some conflicting results concerning Xanthocera and Chalciope.
But I trust this ID:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/margaretheb...

Costa Rica

Spotted on Mar 10, 2014
Submitted on Mar 11, 2014

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