Rhodorhipha dalyi Grados 2022

discovered by Aaron Daly

DISCOVERED BY THE AARON DALY - "Rhodorhipha dalyi"

STORY

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.

SPECIMEN DETAILS

Sex: Male

Reproduction: Sexual

Life Stage: Adult

Wingspan 48 mm

Length 18mm

COLLECTION DETAILS

Collectors: Aaron Daly

Habitat: Lowland rainforest

Sampling Protocol: Light trap

Elevation: 225 m

GEOGRAPHY

Country: Peru

Province/State: Madre de Dios

Region/County: Tambopata

Sector: Condenado

Exact Site: Albergue Refugio Amazonas

Lat/Lon: -12.875, -69.4097

TAXONOMY

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

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