Isochaetes

Dyar, 1899

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Isochaetes is a of slug caterpillar moths ( Limacodidae) described by Harrison Gray Dyar in 1899. The genus contains at least five described distributed in the Neotropical region, with most species described from Rica in the early 2000s. Like other limacodids, members of this genus have slug-like larval forms.

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How to pronounce Isochaetes: //ˌaɪsoʊˈkiːtiːz//

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Distribution

Neotropical region; described from Rica and presumably distributed more broadly in Central America.

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