Moths of the Andes - Aethria nr ocina

Moths of the Amazon and Andes

Scarlet-tipped Wasp Mimic

Aethria species, near ocina DRUCE

Family - ARCTIIDAE

subfamily - CTENUCHINAE

Tribe - CTENUCHINI

introduction | habitats | lifecycle | adult behaviour

Aethria species, identified by Martin Honey as "near ocina"

Introduction

This is one of several very similar species which cannot be accurately identified from a photograph, hence designated as "near ocina".

Habitats

This moth was attracted to fluorescent lighting at San Pedro, a village in the cloudforest of the eastern Andes, Peru. Altitude circa 1400m.

Lifecycle

To be completed.

Adult behaviour

To be completed.

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