Phobetron hipparchia
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Phobetron hipparchia, the monkey slug, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil and Argentina.[2]
The larvae feed on Gliricidia sepium.
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Life cycle images
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1777
- Limacodidae
- Moths of South America
- Moths of Central America
- Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
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