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Tiger Moth

Eucereon tarona

Description:

This moth had a red body.

Habitat:

found in the evening on a sheet under a halogen light, in pre-montane rainforest outside Tuis, Costa Rica

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Tiger Moth
Eucereon sp. BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser
Cameron P
Cameron P 10 years ago
moth
Eucereon tarona Eucereon tarona - Overview


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3 Comments

Cameron P
Cameron P 10 years ago

It also looks just like E. rosinum

http://eol.org/pages/3890568/overview

but it seems that name may have been a synonym for E. tarona, because it's been removed from the Eucereon list on EOL and is only found via search. I have nothing to back that up except an educated guess though

Telse
Telse 10 years ago

Lovely Pamsai!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Eucereon sp. An extremely tricky genus...
Same one like yours:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdernatur...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdernatur...

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 11, 2013
Submitted on Jul 25, 2013

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