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Wasp Mimic Moth

Phoenicoprocta sanguinea

Description:

colorful wasp mimic moth

Habitat:

amazon

Notes:

Spotting #2200! One of the coolest moths I spotted in Colombia, was really cool to see this. This spotting is part of a group of about 25 spottings that were all spotted in the same place on the same morning of December 9, 2012 from 9am to 11am in the morning. I went out with a friend and 2 guides. We stayed close to the lodge because they sky was very dark and we could hear thunder in the distance. We walked through some secondary forest and through a huge patch of Cassava, where I spotted most of these insects. It was an amazing morning! It rained just as we got back to the lodge. It was our last hike at the lodge and one of the most spotting filled. I have some other spottings with this date but those dates were just an estimate and not exact. This group of spottings were the only ones I photographed on Dec 9.

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
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11 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Carol!

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 10 years ago

Super gorgeous! WOW!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Greg, Caleb, Lauren, Sydes, Luis, Neil, Toshimi and of course bayucca for the ID.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Euchromiina, Phoenicoprocta sp. and most probably Phoenicoprocta sanguinea.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/692...

ToshimiDowaki
ToshimiDowaki 10 years ago

Very COOL moth!

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 10 years ago

Congrats on 2.2K Dan! Nice series of pics and story to go with them. :-)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Congrats Dan! Some days for no special reason are very productive in spottings.

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 10 years ago

great spot and congrats on your latest milestone

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Wonderful moth, I wonder what it found to feed on....

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

nice series dan!

GregMasteller
GregMasteller 10 years ago

Nice coloration on this species

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Amazonas, Colombia

Spotted on Dec 9, 2012
Submitted on Aug 10, 2013

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