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Abantiades hyalinatus
Large Moth , the size of a lady's palm , orange/rusty brown with white and darker brown bandings , underneath a vivid purple
Flew onto the back screen , live in close proximity to a very highly tree reserve.
Oh, yes, sorry. I had it the whole day on my screen in my office and in the evening it was obviously already too late and I had to reopen all the links on my iPad at home...
Ok , thanks , corrected now :) .......it is the largest moth i have ever seen , i sure hope he or some others come for a visit !
You are very welcome, wish I was there to see it. :-) Just for clarification—the correct genus spelling is Abantiades. I think bayucca may have added an extra "h."
Hepialidae, Abanthiades sp. and looks like being Abanthiades hyalinatus. Please, verify! Wonderful spotting!
http://www.bencruachan.org/blog/moths13/...
http://bencruachan.org/blog/?p=11521
https://e3f5d899-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.goog...
https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoft...
Spotted on Aug 25, 2014
Submitted on Aug 25, 2014
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