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Field Notes

Description:

Fuzzy headed, rust colored moth found outside my room in Belize.

Notes:

Can anyone help me id this moth?

Species ID Suggestions

Saturniid Moth

Automeris sp.
bayucca
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Comments (1)
bayucca
Saturniidae, Automeris sp., looks like an Automeris moloneyi, probably male. But you need a picture of the hindwing to be sure: http://www.mbarnes.force9.co.uk/belizemoths/images3/autmol.htm

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PublishedDecember 19, 2012

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