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Giant Silk Moth

Arsenura armida, Male

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Description:

It was the perfect conditions, no rain, no low clouds, no wind...and what do I get ??? a few Moth in my Inner Garden...I did not give up...then I see a bird or bat? flying all over and all of the sudden I feel.... I scored, a giant Moth...A Giant Silk Moth, Arsenura armida (Saturniidae) or at least a Arsenura sp. (22cm-8 and a half inches- 220mm?!) For NMW 2017

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Comments (2)

Nice find, Gilma! You can put the species name in the Scientific name. Saturniidae is the family they belongs to, you can put that in the description.

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