Correbia lycoides

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

The Tiger Bug Mimic (Correbia lycoides) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Panama,[1] Amazonia 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.

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