Eyetailed Moth (female)

Sematura luna

Description:

A big moth, disturbed during the day in primary tropical rainforest, on the other side of the Sarapiqui River from Selva Verde Lodge, in Costa Rica. Sematurinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Sematuridae, represented by at least 29 species in the Neotropics.

Habitat:

Primary Tropical rainforest.

Notes:

Possibly Sematura luna?

Species ID Suggestions

17 Comments

pamsai 10 years ago

thanks Rick and Emily...

EmilyUmbarger 10 years ago

Gorgeous! Wow!

pamsai 10 years ago

thanks Mona...

RickLampman 10 years ago

Very " BEAUTIFUL" Congrats :)

Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Awesome !!

pamsai 10 years ago

gorgeous indeed, Carol...

Carol Snow Milne 10 years ago

Gorgeous!

pamsai 10 years ago

Gilma... still so.o.o.o many to upload!

pamsai 10 years ago

thanks to bayucca and annika for figuring out the exact ID for this beautiful moth.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

What a Beauty!! Love that Moth!!
Thank you for sharing the spottings you found while in Costa Rica, pamsai.
PURA VIDA!!

Annika 10 years ago

Glad to help!

bayucca 10 years ago

I did too much IDs to remember any details... ;-)...
Thanks for pointing that out.

Annika 10 years ago

Hi, I checked past spottings and bayucca, you ID'd one of these a year ago here www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11127479 but that one was a male. You also commented with this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/jroldenette... for a female comparison on the same spotting. Looks to me like this one is a female Sematura luna. :)