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Saturniidae Moth

Rhescyntis hippodamia

Description:

Very big moth. Rhescyntis hippodamia is a species of moth in the Saturniidae family. It is found from Mexico to Brazil. The wingspan is 135–150 mm.

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Rhescyntis hippodamia Cramer, 1777 Rhescyntis hippodamia


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2 Comments

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 8 years ago

Thanks for the ID!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Saturniidae (polilla)

Diaz José Miguel
Spotted by
Diaz José Miguel

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 14, 2016
Submitted on Jan 18, 2016

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