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Urania Swallowtail Moth

Urania fulgens

Description:

The Urania Swallowtail Moth (Urania fulgens) is a day-flying moth of the Uraniidae family. It is highly migratory.

Habitat:

It is found from Veracruz, Mexico, through Central America to northwestern South America (west of the Andes and south to Ecuador)

Notes:

This photograph was taken in Natural Reserve Cañón del Río Claro, Antioquia- Colombia.

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Urania Swallowtail Moth
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2 Comments

fotografiapino
fotografiapino 9 years ago

Thanks!

Kindly confirm the ID with others since this moth is very similar to this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania_leil...

fotografiapino
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fotografiapino

Antioquia, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 24, 2015
Submitted on Jan 24, 2015

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