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Correbia lycoides

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Species of moth

Tiger bug mimic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Correbia
Species: C. lycoides
Binomial name
Correbia lycoides
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Euchormia lycoides Walker, 1854
  • Pionia lycoides
  • Correbia ceramboides Herrich-Schäffer,

Correbia lycoides, the tiger bug mimic, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Panama, the amazon biome from Guyana to southern Brazil and Peru and on Cuba and Jamaica.

Adults mimic certain wasps and heteropteran bugs. They are active during the day, but also fly at night.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Correbia lycoides (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. Moths of the Amazon and Andes
  3. Moths of Jamaica
Taxon identifiers
Correbia lycoides


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