Chlorhoda albolimbata
Chlorhoda albolimbata, the flashing footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Hervé de Toulgoët and David T. Goodger in 1985 and it is found in Peru.[1]
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| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
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| Species: | C. albolimbata |
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| Chlorhoda albolimbata Toulgoët & Goodger, 1985 | |
If disturbed, adults flash open their wings, revealing their bright blood-red hindwings and abdomen, presumably to ward off predators.[2]
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