Jul 232012
Green Tussock Moth – Bolivia (Photo from 2007)
This is the first of my tropical mystery moths. I’m assuming it’s a tussock moth (Erebidae, Lymantriinae) based on the posture and fluffy front legs. I have no idea how this moth manages to fly with the crazy hairs along the leading edges of the wings, or what those hairs may do, but it certainly makes for a dramatic look!
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Oh wow, this is quite gorgeous. It has the right wing and body shape for a lymantriid, but there are so many tropical families that we don’t have up north.
Hi! This is not a lymantriine! This is a male Ceroctena amynta, a calpine and we have many examples on Insetologia:
http://www.google.com.br/cse?cx=partner-pub-8381206080452448:4319375909&ie=UTF-8&q=Ceroctena%20amynta
Best!