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Ardonea tenebrosa, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

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Christine Young

Lion

Gorgeous moth!

But, here's something weird...I can see on iNat where there are others that look like your moth IDed as Balbura sp.: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/247526-Balbura/browse_photos.

But, what about Ardonea tenebrosa?

https://www.gbif.org/species/1806615
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/827921-Ardonea-tenebrosa/browse_photos?order_by=created_at&layout=grid

The moths IDed as Balbura sp. (and look like your moth) aren't research grade, so maybe they are misidentified. Or else, there are nearly identical species in different genera, perhaps based on location? Taxon change? What do you think? Posted 6 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I think indeed that this is a case of a credible misidentification. Because the misidentification is so believable, the mistake keeps getting copied and so it spreads.
  
  Very sharp that you spotted that, thank you very much! Posted 6 months ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Sounds good. Posted 6 months ago

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The Ardonea tenebrosa

"Ardonea tenebrosa" is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 1, 2025. Captured Oct 8, 2024 20:11 in MW6H+J7 Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.

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