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Vinegar silkmoth

Lobobunaea acetes

Photo by dotun55
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Field Notes

Description:

Lobobunaea acetes is a species of moths in the Saturniidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.

Notes:

Sptted late at night. It displays its eye-spotted hind wings to deter potential predators or disturbances.

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Lobobunaea acetes

Species ID Suggestions

Vinegar Silkmoth

Lobobunaea acetes

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
dotun55
Mix up. Several similar unidentified eye-spotted saturniid moths in the vault. I've deleted the odd one out. Thank you :)
Jacob Gorneau
Awesome spotting, Dotun! Please confirm the ID. Are these all the same individual?

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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013

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