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Moth

Molippa nibasa

Description:

Browns and purple/pink at end of top wings, red and black strips inside 3 inches long,closed.

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WOW!! I got an ID on this Beautiful Moth (09/12) Thank you so much, bill.oehlke.

bill.oehlke
bill.oehlke 11 years ago

Hi,
Your moth is Molippa nibasa, one of the Saturniidae moths.
I request permission to post image, credited to you, on my Molippa nibasa page? Bill Oehlke at
oehlkew@islandtelcom.com

Provincia Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Sep 3, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012

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