| Myrmecopsis strigosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Myrmecopsis |
| Species: | M. strigosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmecopsis strigosa (H. Druce, 1884) | |
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Myrmecopsis strigosa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. The wingspan is about 25 mm.
It is thought to be a Müllerian mimic of the wasp Parachartergus apicalis, with predators paying a high penalty for mistaking M. strigosa for the wasp and there is a small reward from correctly identifying it since M. strigosa is bitter tasting and covered in scales.
References
- Savela, Markku. "Myrmecopsis strigosa (Druce, 1884)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- "930455.00 – 8277 – Myrmecopsis strigosa – (Druce, 1884)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- Simmons, R.; Weller, S. (2002). "What kind of signals do mimetic tiger moths send? A phylogenetic test of wasp mimicry systems (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Euchromiini)". Proceedings: Biological Sciences. 269 (1495): 983–990. doi:10.1098/rspb.2002.1970. PMC 1690985. PMID 12028753.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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| Myrmecopsis strigosa | |
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