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Moth

Copiopteryx sp.

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Saturniid Moth
Copiopteryx semiramis http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/kwcsemiramis.htm


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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Saturniidae, Arsenurinae, Copiopteryx semiramis, probably the male.
http://colombian.insects.pagesperso-oran...

J.Giron
J.Giron 9 years ago

Thanks for the ID Juan!!

Yes, a real treasure!! it was amazing to see it on flight :D. Definitely is not easy to be one of these guys!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

What a treasure to find!

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Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 9 years ago

Here you can see a similar one, probably same specie http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/124...

Noah Ranger
Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 9 years ago

This is a Saturniid male moth, Copiopteryx genus

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 9 years ago

That is one of the most amazing Moth I have ever seen!!
Thank you so much for sharing that beauty, J.Girón.

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J.Giron
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J.Giron

Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia

Spotted on Jun 12, 2014
Submitted on Jul 24, 2014

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