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Saturniid Moth

Syntherata janetta

Description:

This moth was large.. around 15 cm...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Saturniid Moth
Syntherata janetta Syntherata janetta


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6 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

Thanks Fyn...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thank you for the confirmation, Fyn and Christiane!
Here's another link to be sure. :)
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

I agree.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

One of the main reasons I chose to go with S. janetta because a synonym of it is S. purpurascens, referring to the purple seen in your spotting and since yours was so purple, I thought this one was a match.

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

Thanks J... I think your ID is right!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Spectacular moth, Christiane! Please, confirm this ID! There are several Syntherata moths which are nearly identical.

Christiane
Spotted by
Christiane

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Feb 8, 2013
Submitted on Feb 9, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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