Myrmecopsis strigosa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1884. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala.[1] The wingspan is about 25 mm.[2]
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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
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| Myrmecopsis strigosa (H. Druce, 1884)
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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.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.