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Saturniid Moth

Oxytenis naemia

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

Saw several of these moths over the 3 days in Tuis, Costa Rica.

Habitat:

halogen light setup on the edge of pre-montane rainforest

Species ID Suggestions

Saturniid Moth

Oxytenis naemia

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
pamsai
thanks Jacubko. Seems that the moths from Tuis are hard to exactly fit into a species. Probably just really hard to tell from just 1 shot. You are doing a great job!
Jacob Gorneau
Oxytenis naemia naemia and Oxytenis naemia orecta are subspecies, but yours doesn't really look like either of them.

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PublishedJuly 24, 2013

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