Dirphia horcana, Rio Ñambi, Colombia

As we arrived by the end of the afternoon at Rio Ñambi, there was no light left for a daytime hike, so we held our 5th and last mothing session of our 2018 trip. It was a relatively brief, but quite productive session.

Note: check out how extraordinary yellow the antennae on this one are.

comments (4)

Christine Young

Lion

Lovely!!!

Dirphia sp., maybe Dirphia horcana. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Dirphia subhorca is also possible... Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks so much! Between those two, I'd say it's horcana:
    https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2013/11/23/silkmoth-costa-rica-dirphia-horcana/
    
    The description in that post also explains the varieties I was struggling with: male and female. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I agree! Posted 6 years ago