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Tortyra sp.
Photo take at home last night this beautiful moth just land on my porch light around 1 cm wingspan, metal colors gold and cooper and yellow eyes.
Tropical semiarid.
Spotted on May 17, 2013
Submitted on May 17, 2013
8 Comments
Thanks Injica :)
cool, metallic moth :)
Thanks Tic !
beautiful and amazing body moth
Thanks drP indeed i was stoned when i see !
What a beautiful insect. Looks like it came from a jewelry store.
Thanks Livan actually they look very similar i will check :)
Reminded me of my spotting
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/896...
Not sure if yours is same, looks a little different, but look for Tortyra sp. in Mexico.
Here is more info on mine. But bugguide has south FL as range.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/109289