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Saturniid Moth

Rhescyntis hippodamia

Description:

A large moth. Rhescyntis hippodamia is a species of moths in the Saturniidae family.

Habitat:

Found from Mexico to Brazil

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Saturniid Moth
Rhescyntis hippodamia Rhescyntis hippodamia


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4 Comments

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 10 years ago

Total wow wow wow!!! :-)

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Saturniidae, Arsenurinae, Rhescyntis hippodamia, the male.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictu...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictu...

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

yes, Conor, a moth! Must have had a bit of a space out there... Thanks for picking it up.

ConorSheaWing
ConorSheaWing 10 years ago

Looks like a Moth to me.

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 12, 2013
Submitted on Jul 25, 2013

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