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Saturniid Moth

Citheronia laocoon

Description:

a couple in action!

Notes:

notice the creepy face on the wing, typical of this species of moth. Each has a face different from the others. Their voracious caterpillar is considered a pest to the crops.

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3 Comments

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

They almost look like a plush toy! Cute!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow! Great series!!!

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

Nice Series. Thanks for sharing

EduardoFrick
Spotted by
EduardoFrick

Caçapava, Brazil

Spotted on Jul 12, 2009
Submitted on Jul 24, 2012

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