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arctiidae

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    female of Lemyra imparilis
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    Arctiidae,
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    a pair of Amsactoides solitarius
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    female of Amsactoides solitarius
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    Arctiidae,
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    Arctiidae, Lithosiinae, female of Cyana hamata
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    Arctiidae, Lithosiinae,
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    a pair of Nyctemera adversata
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    a pair of arctiidae,
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    Wings are transparent,
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    Arctiidae,
  12. Wasp-mimic Moth

    Wasp-mimic Moth

    Wasp-mimic Moth (Arctiidae). Camp Darin, Darin Province, Panam. Disturbed tropical lowland rainforest (mixed evergreen and deciduous forest) at 110 m (361 ft) elevation. Attracted to a night light.
  13. Agreeable Tiger Moth

    Agreeable Tiger Moth

    Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua: Arctiidae) Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, south of Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Side of building at the Headquarters. South Texas Plains Vegetational Zone in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Rio Grande flood plain with mixed mesquite woodlands...
  14. Clearwing Tiger Moth

    Clearwing Tiger Moth

    Clearwing Tiger Moth (Hyalurga fenestra: Arctiidae) Wingspan 1.2-1.5 cm (0.47-0.59 in). Wildsumaco Lodge, back deck under lights at night. Napo Province, northeast of Narupa, Ecuador. Rain forest, subtropical elevational zone at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation. Foothills of the eastern-slope...
  15. Yellow-collared Scape Moth

    Yellow-collared Scape Moth

    Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicolllis: Arctiidae) Wingspan 3.0-3.7 cm (1.18-1.46 in). Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation. Photographed on Greggs Mist Flower.
  16. Yellow Bear

    Yellow Bear

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Yellow Bear (Spilosoma virginica: Arctiidae) Larvae (caterpillar) reaches 4.5 cm (1.8 in) long. The caterpillar can be found in several different colors. As an adult moth they are known as Virginia Tiger Moth. Foraging on Cowpen Daisy (Verbesina encelioides: Asteraceae)...
  17. Moth

    Moth

    Napata lelex: Arctiidae. Photographed at night lights at Rancho Naturalista, Tayutic, Cartago Province, Costa Rica. Submontane cloud forest at ca. 914 m (3,000 ft) elevation.
  18. Chetone Moth

    Chetone Moth

    Chetone Moth (Chetone angulosa: Arctiidae) This butterfly-like moth was found at night lights despite the fact that it is a diurnal moth. Photographed at Rancho Naturalista, Tayutic, Cartago Province, Costa Rica. Submontane cloud forest at ca. 914 m (3,000 ft) elevation.
  19. Tussock Moth

    Tussock Moth

    Tussock Moth (Amastus sp.: Arctiidae) Photographed at Abra Patricia, Owlet Lodge, Amazonas Department, Peru. A tropical premontane forest (mid-elevation cloud forest) at ca. 2,000 m (6,562 ft) elevation.
  20. Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth

    Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth

    Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth (Lycomorpha pholus: Arctiidae) Why its not called black-and-orange I do not know? They have a wingspan of 2.5-3.2 cm (1.0-1.3 in) with a body length of ca. 1 cm (0.4 in). Photographed on a Button Bush inflorescence (Cephalanthus occidentalis) below the lower falls...
  21. Ctenuchid Moth

    Ctenuchid Moth

    Ctenuchid Moth (Eucereon rosinum: Arctiidae [Erebidae]) Photographed at night lights in El Valle de Antn, Cocl Province, Panama. Ro Guayabo riparian, surrounded by secondary humid forest at ca. 622 m (2,042 ft) elevation.
  22. Bella Moth

    Bella Moth

    Bella Moth also known as Ornate Moth or Rattlebox Moth (Uthetheisa ornatrix: Arctiidae) This diurnal moth has a wingspan of 3.3-4.6 cm (1.3-1.8 in). Photographed near Ocean Park east of San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA. Margin of a massive mangrove swamp on the Atlantic side of the island at ca. 2 m...
  23. The Harnessed Moth

    The Harnessed Moth

    The Harnessed Moth (Apantesis phalerata: Arctiidae) They have a wingspan of 3.0-4.2 cm (1.2-1.7 in). Photographed on a motel wall in Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA. Urban setting with a cultivated field on the north side at ca. 9 m (29.5 ft) elevation, southern edge of the South...
  24. Yellow-collared Scape Moth

    Yellow-collared Scape Moth

    Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis: Arctiidae) These are day-flying narrow-winged tiger moths with a wingspan of 3.0-3.7 cm (1.2-1.5 in). Photographed at Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered pecan, hackberry and elm trees at ca. 91 m (300 ft)...
  25. Harnessed Tiger Moth

    Harnessed Tiger Moth

    Harnessed Tiger Moth (Apantesis phalerata: Arctiidae) Wingspan 3.0-4.2 cm (1.18-1.65 in). Photographed in Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, USA. Urban setting situated in the Gulf Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area at ca. 9 m (30 ft) elevation.
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