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Saturniid Moth

Epiphora sp.

Description:

Large saturnid moth, resembles cecropia moth.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Saturniid Moth
Epiphora ploetzi Epiphora ploetzi African Moths


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6 Comments

dotun55
dotun55 11 years ago

Epiphora sp. OK.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thanks for looking into this one, bayucca. I think it might just be easier to keep it at Epiphora sp.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Jacob, I am not sure about this one, might be Ploetzi. Looking at the several and similar species, it looks like a nightmare...
http://v2.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrows...

dotun55
dotun55 11 years ago

Thanks!!!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

I'm not really sure this is Ploetzi...
http://v2.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrows...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Hi Dotun55! Although this resembles a Cecropia moth, that species is only found in North America.

dotun55
Spotted by
dotun55

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Spotted on Nov 11, 2012
Submitted on Dec 26, 2012

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