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Swallowtail moth

Urania fulgens

Description:

medium sized swallowtail with iridescent blue-green markings below and yellow above

Habitat:

spotted on groundcover below a waterfall

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Urania sp.


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2 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Hey thanks for the hint, just found it myself. But without that tip I might have thrown up my hands in defeat; I would have never thought MOTH.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

It is actually a moth! Urania sp., Urania fulgens or Urania leilus.

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 28, 2011
Submitted on Dec 28, 2011

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