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Metamorphosis

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Machi
Oops didn't paste the link correctly. Here it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_moths_of_Chile_(Saturniidae)
Machi
Saturniidae. I think a Polythysana species. From this list I found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_moths_of_Chile_(Saturniidae) , my best guesses are Polythysana rubrescens or Polythysana cinerascens. Again, not 100% sure but I think it didn't develop correctly which is why its body still is so large and the wings so small.

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Moths of the World
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PublishedApril 20, 2013

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