This was exciting news for Aaron Daly: "One of the best experiences and the best destination they visited in Peru."
When a guest arrives at Refugio Amazonas, the expedition goes beyond a touristic activity through citizen science, where travelers actively participate with researchers and take samples to discover new species and thus catalog the biodiversity of the Peruvian Amazon.
Sex: Male
Reproduction: Sexual
Life Stage: Adult
Wingspan 48 mm
Length 18mm
Collectors: Aaron Daly
Habitat: Lowland rainforest
Sampling Protocol: Light trap
Elevation: 225 m
Country: Peru
Province/State: Madre de Dios
Region/County: Tambopata
Sector: Condenado
Exact Site: Albergue Refugio Amazonas
Lat/Lon: -12.875, -69.4097
Identifier Juan Grados
Identification Method: Morphology
Identifier Institution: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Rhodorhipha
Species: Rhodorhipha dalyi