Kingdom Animalia Family Arctiidae Genus Homoeocera Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Tribe Euchromiini Scientific name Homoeocera gigantea Rank Species | |
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Similar Homoeocera, Butterflies and moths, Ctenuchina | ||
Homoeocera gigantea is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found from Guatemala to Costa Rica, generally at high altitude in very humid biotopes. It is not presently known from Nicaragua, possibly because collecting at high altitude is difficult due to the topography of the country.
The biology of this species is unknown.
Description
It is a robust species, characterized by clear (not yellowish) transparent wings with black borders and crimson red legs. The length of the forewings is 21–24 mm.
References
Homoeocera gigantea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA