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1 Species ID Suggestions

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Orizaba Silkmoth
Rothschildia orizaba Orizaba Silkmoth


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bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Please, update, thanks!

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Please, update your ID, thanks!

timmmymooring
timmmymooring 11 years ago

the elevation is 7275 feet or 2200 meters

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Do you have any idea of the altitude of the location you found this one??

The Well-read Naturalist
The Well-read Naturalist 11 years ago

It looks very much like an Atlas Moth, Attacus atlas (http://eol.org/pages/385381/overview) but I'm not aware of that species being found in Central America so I don't want to make a formal ID suggestion.

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timmmymooring
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timmmymooring

San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 23, 2012
Submitted on Jul 27, 2012

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