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Agyrta auxo
large moth, about 2.5'
tropical rainforest, amazon
Spotted on Ageratum along the trail/road to the entrance to Canalendres.
Moth Week Fun Fact! Moths and butterflies make up the order Lepidoptera with 174,250 species, of which an estimated 160,000 are moths – more than ten times the number of butterfly species! But just how do you tell the difference between them?
In general butterflies have clubbed antennae, whereas moths’ are feathery or filament shaped. Moths’ bodies are typically fatter than butterflies’, and moths will usually rest with their wings spread, whereas butterflies rest with their wings closed.
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Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina, Agyrta sp. and most probably Agyrta auxo.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
http://lepidoptera.pro/taxonomy/15861
I did not find any Uranophora matching yours:
http://boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrow...
Thanks Emilie for the ID and thank you Jared, Mr. John, Adarsha, Joshua and valentine for the comments.
Thanks bayucca, I did have a slight feeling it may be a moth. Thank you Mona.
Spotted on Jan 7, 2013
Submitted on Jun 2, 2013
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