Butterfly or moth
Monkey Slug
Phobetron hipparchia · Limacodidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsFeb · May · Novmost records
Records26in 2 countries
Most seen inParaguay14 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Monkey Slug in brief
The monkey slug (Phobetron hipparchia) is a butterfly or moth of the Limacodidae family — species of insect.
Across the 2 countries we cover it has 26 published records, most of them from Paraguay and Uruguay. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in February, May and November and fall to their lowest in June and July.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Paraguay14 records · best Feb, Mar
Uruguay12 records · best Nov, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.