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Tiger Moth

Napata walkeri

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Tiger Moth
Napata walkeri BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser


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4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Napata walkeri.
http://www.biodiversidadvirtual.org/inse...
Oricia homalochroa looks indeed very similar:
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
And there is even a 3rd one, which looks very similar: Postria mapetica/mapetalis:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Pub...
http://www.mbarnes.force9.co.uk/belizemo...

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

I want a skirt made to this design. Very nice!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

lovely ! - how big was this moth?

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

What bold designs moths are wearing these days.... :-)

MatthewKritzer
Spotted by
MatthewKritzer

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Aug 8, 2010
Submitted on Dec 28, 2011

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