Moth/ Butterfly ID??

Moth/ Butterfly ID??

Postby Warren Klein » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:06 pm

From Northern Angola, any ideas?

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Re: Moth/ Butterfly ID??

Postby Primogen » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:12 pm

Euchromia amoena, Its a moth but mimicks a wasp.
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Re: Moth/ Butterfly ID??

Postby Westley Price » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:17 pm

Wow very pretty indeed.

I can see how other animals might confuse it for a wasp!
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Re: Moth/ Butterfly ID??

Postby Warren Klein » Tue Jun 03, 2014 4:12 pm

Thanks. It sure is a pretty one.
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