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From a peppermint Pericopinae. I recorded this video on-site in northern Costa Rica a few years ago. When I reached down to pick up this moth, it was hard to avoid noticing the behavior. The moth, Chetone angulosa (Erebidae: Pericopina) ((used to be Arctiidae)), has a common defensive mechanism for this group – they . . . → Read More: Moth Perfume Share this! 5 comments - (Comments are closed)  Entomology  Butterflies, Defensive Behavior, Entomology, Hazards of Collecting, Lepidoptera, Moths For the last four weekends now I have been on a goose chase, for one moth, Heliolonche celeris. It’s a beautiful small Noctuidae with pinkish forewings and stunning orange-red hindwings. It isn’t very often encountered and only found along the northern California mountain ranges feeding on Malacothrix floccifera – a CA endemic flower. Every trip . . . → Read More: The Art of a Goose Chase Share this! 10 comments - (Comments are closed) Entomology Entomology, Flowers, Hazards of Collecting, Lepidoptera, Moths, Non-Insects |
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