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Eupalamides guyanensis
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Butterflies & moths

Eupalamides guyanensis

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEupalamides guyanensis (Houlbert, 1917)

About this species

Eupalamides guyanensis is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widely distributed in northern South America, from Venezuela to Guyana, Colombia and Brazil (Pará).

The wingspan is 150–180 mm.

The larvae feed on Cocos nucifera and are considered a pest. They have also been recorded on Attalea species.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCastniidae
GenusEupalamides

In Suriname

7Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
2008First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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