Correbia lycoides
| Correbia lycoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Correbia |
| Species: | C. lycoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Correbia lycoides (Walker, 1854) | |
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The Tiger Bug Mimic (Correbia lycoides) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Panama,[1] Amazonia from Guyana to southern Brazil and Peru[2] and on Cuba and Jamaica.[3]
Adults mimic certain wasps and Heteropteran bugs. They are active during the day, but also fly at night.
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