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Castniomera drucei
Castniomera is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It is a day-flying moth.
Found flying around trees in the botanical garden in Selva Verde, Costa Rica. This was the only time I saw this moth on the whole trip.
I was watching one of these moths flying round, waiting for it to settle so I could get a photograph, when a bird suddenly swooped down and grabed it. A nice meal for the bird! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/5660433...
Wow a moth that flys in the daytime. Thanks bayucca. No wonder I couldn't find it among the butterflies!
Castniidae, Castniomera drucei, a diurnal moth. Yours is the male.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/812...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofe...
http://eol.org/pages/376387/overview
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofe...
Spotted on Jul 17, 2013
Submitted on Sep 4, 2013
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