Chlorhoda albolimbata

(Chlorhoda albolimbata)

Description

Chlorhoda albolimbata, the flashing footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Peru. If disturbed, adults flash open their wings, revealing their bright blood-red hindwings and abdomen, presumably to ward off predators.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Arctiidae

Genus:Chlorhoda

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