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Grammia placentia
Black tiger moth with white-spotted forewings and red hindwings.
Sandy forest in Florida.
Female; this may be the first photograph of a living female of the species.
5 Comments
Thank you! I was blacklighting for beetles with some really hard-core coleopterists, and even they were impressed by the beauty of this moth!
How beautiful!
Perfect!! Could you add this to my mission, Moths of the Americas?
Lovely Underwings...!!
Suitable for colour red mission.
Nice!!