Belemnia trotschi

Belemnia trotschi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Belemnia
Species: B. trotschi
Binomial name
Belemnia trotschi
(Druce, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Calonotos trotschi Druce, 1884
  • Xanthopleura trotschi

Belemnia trotschi is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Panama[1] and Costa Rica.[2]

Adults have a unique colour, not looking like anything else in any tropical habitat known. It is a day-flying moth.

The larvae feed on Brosimum guianense.[3]

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