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Hylesia metabus in Ecuador

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The Yellowtail moth

The yellowtail moth or ashen moth is a species of moth found in northeastern South America. Contact with the urticating hairs of adult female moths is known to cause a cutaneous condition called the Caripito itch.

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Uploaded Dec 28, 2025. Captured Nov 1, 2025 05:16 in HP6C+J8 El Retiro, Ecuador.
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  • OM-1
  • f/4.5
  • 1/50s
  • ISO4000
  • 272mm