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Rothschildia lebeau Forbesi
Spectacular Rothschildia moth known as "4 ventanas" or 4 windows because of the translucid triangles on it's wings
Wow! what a surprise! I'm glad you all like it! Thank you very much for the support and messages!
Congratulations on the SOTD!! Love those Mariposas de la Noche, Thanks for sharing, Diaz José Miguel.
Beautiful capture Diaz,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congrats Diaz on earning another spotting of the day with this beautiful and aptly-named silkmoth!
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Should be male Rothschildia lebeau forbesi.
https://www.insectdesigns.com/Rothschild...
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...
And you should add it to the moths of the world mission as this is moth week!
Hi Karen, now you got me in trouble! hahaha this insect is known as mariposa 4 ventanas wich would be a butterfly but you are right the saturniidae are moths so I will change the name in the description. Thank you!
Spotted on Jul 21, 2015
Submitted on Jul 21, 2015
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