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Rothschildia Silkmoth

Rothschildia triloba

Description:

This is one of the biggest and most beautiful costa rican moths. The wingspan of this individual was about 12 cm. It belongs to the family Saturniidae.

Habitat:

It can be found from southern Texas to Brazil from sea level to about 1200 m (4000 ft.).

Notes:

Thanks to bayucca for the ID correction.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Rothschild's Moth
Rothschildia triloba CR09_D300_2063a | Flickr - Photo Sharing!


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4 Comments

pmbagga
pmbagga 11 years ago


so beautiful...

Great first spotting. Welcome to Project Noah.

KevinBBabbitt
KevinBBabbitt 11 years ago

Wow that is beautiful amazing colors and photo!

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

Beautiful! I see that it can be found in southern Texas. I hope to see one here then.

juan.moreira
Spotted by
juan.moreira

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 11, 2012
Submitted on Aug 11, 2012

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