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Opisthoxia Miletia Moth

Opisthoxia miletia

Description:

It came in the early evening, it flew like a butterfly and I could not get better pictures, too fast.

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Maniacval
Maniacval 11 years ago
Opisthoxia miletia
Opisthoxia miletia Opisthoxia miletia -- Discover Life


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8 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely!

Thank you for the ID Marval.

Thank you, Ashish Nimkar, I am searching.
Upside Down Moth has a resemblance just can find one like mine!

Thank you, alicelongmartin.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

This type mostly called Swallowtail or Upside Down Moth.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Beautiful Moth!

Thank you J. I was so sure it was a Butterfly the way it behaved but a moth it is great also I am happy to know I may get it ID.Thank you again.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

It is a moth in the family Uraniidae. Nice spotting! I can't seem to find a match at the moment.

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 9, 2012
Submitted on Nov 11, 2012

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