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Green-banded Urania

Urania leilus

Description:

The Green-banded Urania (Urania leilus) is a day-flying moth of the Uraniidae family. It is found in tropical South America east of the Andes. It is sometimes confused with the similar Urania fulgens, but that species is found west of the Andes in South America, Central America, and Mexico, is slightly smaller and has less white to the "tail".

Habitat:

The habitat consists of riverbanks in primary and secondary rainforest at elevations between sea level and about 800 m (2,600 ft).

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21 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Congratulations! Gorgeous moth! Several years ago we had a massive outbreak of Urania here in San Cristobal de Las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico. There were thousands of them all over the highway and neighboring fields. It was beautiful to see.

Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 11 years ago

Great spotting!
I see you saw it on: Mother of God!
hahaha!
Congrats!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Beautiful!!! Congratulations on Spotting of the Day!
Please consider adding this to my mission, Moths of the World:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Awesome spot! Congrats!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Congratulations Marie-France! Your moth is beautiful!

VitoSarancha
VitoSarancha 11 years ago

Félicitations! c'est magnifique! coup de coeur!

kittuandme
kittuandme 11 years ago

Congrats On the SOTD!!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

Congratulations Marie-France - it's a beauty!

Beautiful capture Marie,congrats on the SOTD,thanks for sharing

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

wow...I would have never thought it a moth...it does have a moth-like body though...the antennae even look butterfly like!
Wonderful...congrats!

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 11 years ago

Congratulations Marie

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 11 years ago

Félicitations Marie-France!

Thanks a lot every body for your nice comments.....
I am very happy to have for the first time, the spotting of the day !!!..
Thanks also Karen to have add some good comments on this moth.

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Beautiful, Congratulations!

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

Awesome .. Congratulations !!

Josh Asel
Josh Asel 11 years ago

Gorgeous! Well deserved congrats :)

Atul
Atul 11 years ago

Beautiful ! Congratulations !!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Congradulations Marie!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

great find, Congratulations Marie!

Congratulations on the SOTD, Beautiful!beautiful!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Congratulations Marie-France! This stunning moth has earned you your first spotting of the day!

Dispelling the myth that all moths are dull and drab, this spectacular species proves that they can be every bit as beautiful as butterflies. Urania leilus is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru.

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Inambari, Madre de Dios, Peru

Spotted on Apr 22, 2007
Submitted on Jan 6, 2013

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