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Giant silk moth

Rhescyntis pseudomartii ?

Description:

20 cm long moth..

Habitat:

Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

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8 Comments

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 9 years ago

Que bom ver mais brasileiros por aqui. Bem vindo, Enio, seus achados vão fazer sucesso, tenho certeza.

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

wow!!!!

Yasser
Yasser 9 years ago

Awesome moth and welcome!!!

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Wonderful first spotting on Noah and cool that you had another moth to give perspective on size. Welcome to the Project!

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

bayucca11? I always thought I am unique ;-)...

eniobranco1970
eniobranco1970 9 years ago

Thanks a lot RSR and bayucca11 ;)

Lovely!

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Yes, Rhescyntis pseudomartii.
Welcome to Project Noah! Nice to have you on board, Enio! :-)

eniobranco1970
Spotted by
eniobranco1970

São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Aug 18, 2014
Submitted on Aug 21, 2014

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