Chlorhoda albolimbata
| Flashing footman | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Chlorhoda |
| Species: | C. albolimbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorhoda albolimbata Toulgoët & Goodger, 1985 | |
Chlorhoda albolimbata, the flashing footman, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Peru.[1]
If disturbed, adults flash open their wings, revealing their bright blood-red hindwings and abdomen, presumably to ward off predators.[2]
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