DISCOVERED BY MICHAEL, GINA & GIOVANA DE LOIA - "Evius ocassus"

STORY

Although initially, they wanted to put the family's last name, they told us that their last name was originally Italian, but that when they migrated to the US, they lost some letters and its composition. For this reason, Gina, the mother was the one who chose the name "solis ocasus", besides that the colors of the moth reminded her of the sunset, finally remaining as Evius ocassus. Thanks Gina, Giovanna and Michael De Loia

SPECIMEN DETAILS

Sex: Male

Reproduction: Sexual

Life Stage: Adult

Wingspan 24mm

length 10mm

COLLECTION DETAILS

Collectors: De Loia Family

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: Evius

Species: Evius ocassus

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