Parachma lequettealis, Ivoloina park, Madagascar

Another distribution mystery. The visual match with Arta epicoenalis is very strong, yet this is an Americas species.

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Christine Young

Lion

The similarity is so strong. Maybe it's the same species? Or, perhaps there is a similar genus in the subfamily Chrysauginae that we don't know of?

Like this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachma_lequettealis Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Whoa, how did you even find it? It looks convincing in terms of a visual match and distribution seems close enough for a tentative ID. Thanks! Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Yay! I searched and searched, found nothing. Then, did a 2 second google image search for "Arta moth Africa" and this popped up, lol. Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Nice! Posted 5 years ago

The Parachma lequettealis

''Parachma lequettealis'' is a moth of subfamily Chrysauginae in the genus ''Parachma''. It was described by Christian Guillermet in 2011, and is endemic to Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant