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Bertholdia sp.
Unbelievable Picasso-like Moth of the Genus Bertholdia. These are called Clicking Tiger Moths because they emit an audible clicking which is now believed to actually jam the echolocation of bats, causing them to miss them when hunting. http://www.crome.org/wp/2009/07/moths-ja... http://www.sonarjamming.com/jamming-disc...
Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
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What a beauty ! Again, I say where are the designers and couturiers- they need to look at these beauties for inspiration. Thanks for sharing Lauren.
De nada! If it was up to me it would be a SOTD because is beautiful and uncommon :-)
Thank so much for all your wonderful comments Cindy, Hema, Pradeep, Marta, Adarsha, Bill, Toshimi, VenusFlyTrap, Dan, Gilma and Miguel.
@bayucca, hi, I finally found another one of theses and got photos of the sides and abdomen. The underwings are very small and white.
Spotted on Aug 8, 2014
Submitted on Aug 11, 2014
