Lyces vulturata
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Lyces vulturata is a moth
of the Notodontidae
family. It is found on high-altitudes in Peru
It is involved in Müllerian mimicry
with the arctiid Crocomela flammifera
.
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 Notodontidae
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
family. It is found on high-altitudes 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....
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 the arctiid Crocomela flammifera
Crocomela flammifera
Crocomela flammifera is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Peru.It is involved in Müllerian mimicry with Lyces vulturata....
.