Correbia lycoides

Correbia lycoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Correbia
Species:	C. lycoides
Binomial name
	Correbia lycoides; (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
	Euchormia lycoides Walker, 1854; Pionia lycoides; Correbia ceramboides Herrich-Schäffer, [1855];

Correbia lycoides, the tiger bug mimic, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Panama,^[1] the amazon biome 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.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Correbia lycoides (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
^ Moths of the Amazon and Andes
^ Moths of Jamaica

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