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Sturniidae

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Field Notes

Description:

Wingspan should me more a less 20 cm has you can compare with my finger.

Habitat:

Brazilian Amazon

Notes:

This was my first encounter with these type of enormous moth so I was fascinated by it.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
eeptii x
Wonderful spotting. It appears like a snake’s hood on the corner edges of the moth’s forewings.
emilys
Is this a type of cecropia moth? We have those in North America.

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PublishedMarch 4, 2015

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