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Caryatis hersilia

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Description:

Caryatis hersilia is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa.

Habitat:

Indoor, on the wall

1 Species ID Suggestions

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injica
injica 10 years ago
Arctiid Moth
Caryatis hersilia Caryatis hersila African Moths


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4 Comments

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Great!

injica
injica 10 years ago

Here another link with better photo of it http://flickriver.com/photos/berniedup/7...

injica
injica 10 years ago

wow, looks like some sort of tiger moth!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Wow! What color combinations!

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dotun55
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dotun55

Nigeria

Spotted on Jun 24, 2013
Submitted on Jun 24, 2013

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