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Hemileucine Giant Silkmoth

Pseudodirphia menander

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Hemileucine Giant Silkmoth
Pseudodirphia menander BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Pseudodirphia menander {species}


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5 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Thanks bayucca, that was quick!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Saturniidae, Hemileucinae, Pseudodirphia menander.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

That fits...

Tom15
Tom15 10 years ago

Bayucca it was on a second floor window so I took the photo with my telephoto lens. I'd estimate it at around 4cm from head to tail.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Any idea of the size?

Tom15
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Parroquia Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 30, 2013
Submitted on Dec 28, 2013

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