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Day-Flying Swallowtail Moth

Urania Leilis

Description:

Beautiful green and black moth. Looks like a drawing of a butterfly that has been cut out of a scrapbook.

Habitat:

Columbia, Venezuala, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia. Strongly migratory, follows river courses during its migration

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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

I am wondering what a McMurray is doing in Bern... ;-)...

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 10 years ago

Also in the Guyanas; it follows streams and seashores as well. Beautiful butterfly!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/889...

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Very striking! Different from the species we have in Mexico...

DanielMcMurray
Spotted by
DanielMcMurray

Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Spotted on Jan 15, 2012
Submitted on Jul 11, 2013

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