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Urania Owl Butterfly

Taenaris urania

Photo by IanWongkar
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Silky owl butterfly

Taenaris sp.

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Mark Ridgway
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Urania Owl Butterfly

Taenaris urania

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bayucca
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Comments (12)
rams4d
That eyes are looking to me. Nice shot.
bayucca
I think it is a Taenaris urania, female. http://www.insect-sale.com/kr/photo.asp?photo=Taenaris-urania http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taenaris_urania2.JPG http://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taenaris_urania http://www.ebay.de/itm/Taenaris-urania-urania-Unmounted-Pair-/251319225620?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a83cb0d14&nma=true&si=16E1vVNgucRySCfGBH1eTIeL2YU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 What do you think?
IanWongkar
Thank you S Frazier, may be it is the female that have "bigger eyes".
IanWongkar
Thanks all. Another sub spesies? Upperside wings have "bigger eyes".
Mark Ridgway
What a beauty Ian. Maybe the Silky Owl butterfly like Scott's http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14546011

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