Correbia lycoides

Tiger bug mimic
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Correbia
Species:	C. lycoides
Binomial name
	Correbia lycoides; (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
	Euchormia lycoidesWalker, 1854 ; Pionia lycoides; Correbia ceramboidesHerrich-Schäffer, [1855] ;

Last updated February 14, 2025

Correbia lycoides, the tiger bug mimic, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Honduras, Panama,^[1] the amazon biome from Guyana to southern Brazil and Peru ^[2] and on Cuba and Jamaica.^[3]

Adults mimic certain wasps and heteropteran bugs. They are active during the day, but also fly at night.

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Correbia lycoides (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
↑ Moths of the Amazon and Andes ^[usurped]
↑ Moths of Jamaica

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Correbia lycoides (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

[2] Moths of the Amazon and Andes ^[usurped]

[3] Moths of Jamaica

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