Crocomela flammifera
Encyclopedia
Crocomela flammifera is a moth
of the Arctiidae
family. It is found in Peru
.
It is involved in Müllerian mimicry
with Lyces vulturata
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
family. It is found in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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It is involved in Müllerian mimicry
Müllerian mimicry
Müllerian mimicry is a natural phenomenon when two or more harmful species, that may or may not be closely related and share one or more common predators, have come to mimic each other's warning signals...
with Lyces vulturata
Lyces vulturata
Lyces vulturata is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found on high-altitudes in PeruIt is involved in Müllerian mimicry with the arctiid Crocomela flammifera....
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