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cf Copaxa lavendera and flavina
Large colourful moth as in the photo. From the antennae I assume a female.
Rainforest. In the grounds of the Hydro 'reserve' of the huge dam above the town of Santa Maria. Altitude around 1100 m?
Location was at 04º49.470’S, 073º15.607’W which I can not sort on the map. The genus seems certain but I can't find anything to show which might be in Peru.
I am not not an expert on moths. In quite a few types the males have feathery antennae and these are not feathery. However, whether that is the case in this genus I am not certain.
Thus I may be wrong.
Nice spotting! Could you explain for Noah members what it is about the antennae that makes you think it is a female? Thanks!
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Thanks Mark.
They do look almost the same to me. I can find these in Brazil but there seems to be little detail as to where the various copaxa species are found.
On Wikipedia this moth should not be in Peru, but it certainly seems to look right to me.
Perhaps someone can sort that.
Thank you very much.
From what I have seen of other photos of this species which show feathered antennae they will I assume be males and this will be a female.
Spotted on Aug 27, 2019
Submitted on Nov 7, 2019
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