Wendy and Joshua Villanueva were the discoverers of this new species for science named Watsonidia fulgida. They found the Rainforest Expeditions through the website and when they were in Refugio Amazonas it was their guide Saul Cusihuallpa who encouraged them to make the activity with the biologists of Wired Amazon. Wendy and Joshua, these two Peruvian friends, visited us from July 14 to 17 and on July 15 they were lucky enough to discover this new species. Thanks, Wendy and Joshua.
Sex: Female
Reproduction: Sexual
Life Stage: Adult
Wingspan 32mm
Length 14mm
Collectors: Wendy and Joshua Villanueva
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: Watsonidia
Species: Watsonidia fulgida
