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Big brown Tiger Moth (type of Banded Tussock Moth) with pale underwings and a bright pink furry body. It has two orangish stripes on the thorax and a red stripe and an orange stripe on the head. The underside is all brown with some orange dots on the sides of the abdomen (last picture). Family Arctiidae.
Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2013
Submitted on Jun 15, 2013
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