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Giant Rothschildia Silkmoth

Rothschildia orizaba

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Description:

Black, brown, white, pink moth, about 10 cm long, comming out of the cocoon

Habitat:

site close to xerophyllus shrubland, on an ornamental tree in a garden.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Noah Ranger +4
bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Giant Rothschildia Silkmoth
Rothschildia orizaba Rothschildia orizaba
+2
Marlon829
Marlon829 10 years ago
Atlas Moth "Mariposa" - Philippines
Attacus atlas Attacus atlas


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10 Comments

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 10 years ago

thanks as well to the id suggestions by bayucca and Marlon

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 10 years ago

Thanks to Yuco, Jared, Muckpuk and Rebecca!!

RebeccaSatterlee
RebeccaSatterlee 10 years ago

Stunning capture and with emergence to boot.

Muckpuk
Muckpuk 10 years ago

Fantastic!

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

Nice series. The first picture is awesome.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 10 years ago

Gorgeous moth!

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 10 years ago

Thanks Adarsha and Mona :)

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Amazing..

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Nice one Yuriana! Loved it :)

YurianaMartínez
YurianaMartínez 10 years ago

thanks bayucca, as always!

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YurianaMartínez
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YurianaMartínez

CDMX, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 5, 2013
Submitted on Jun 5, 2013

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