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Telchin licus (Castniidae) ACONABIKH, San Martín, Peru. Oct 12, 2022 Banana Stem Borer,Geotagged,Peru,Spring,Telchin licus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Telchin licus (Castniidae)

ACONABIKH, San Martín, Peru. Oct 12, 2022

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  1. That's a new family for me!
    Never seen anything like it before.
    Posted 2 years ago

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The Banana Stem Borer is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is native to South America, where it is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas, throughout the Amazon basin in Brasil and Peru. It has also been recorded as an introduced species in Hawaii.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Oct 26, 2022. Captured Oct 12, 2022 12:39 in Interoceanica Nte. 25, 22200, Peru.
  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/11.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO3200
  • 500mm