Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Arctiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chlorhoda | |
Chlorhoda albolimbata, the flashing footman, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Peru.
If disturbed, adults flash open their wings, revealing their bright blood-red hindwings and abdomen, presumably to ward off predators.
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Chlorhoda albolimbata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA