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Giant Silkworm Moth / Royal Moth

Description:

Large moth

Habitat:

Central america, tropical

Notes:

This large moth landed on the window. It was beautiful with a bit of wing damage.

8 Comments

Nimble
Nimble 6 years ago

Nice..

bayucca
bayucca 6 years ago

Please, update the scientific name, thanks.

matthewtweedie222
matthewtweedie222 6 years ago

I think its comes from bird's attack..!!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Saturniidae, Arsenurinae, Caio championi.

keithp2012
keithp2012 12 years ago

Is this related to Bombyx Mori?

Yasser
Yasser 12 years ago

Ashish, you might be right! Peter, thanks for the help with the ID.

peter
peter 12 years ago

This is a Giant Silkworm Moth / Royal Moth and is in one of these families:

Saturniidae, Bombycoidea, Macrolepidoptera, Obtectomera, Apoditrysia, Ditrysia

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

I think its survived from bird's attack..!!

Yasser
Spotted by
Yasser

Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 7, 2011
Submitted on Jun 7, 2011

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