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Rothschildia moth, silk moth

Rothschildia

Photo by GartvanGennip
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Field Notes

Description:

A species of Rothschildia, with four transparent 'windows' in its wings.

Habitat:

Amazon rain forest

Notes:

This moth can only live for a maximum of four days, as it doesn't have a digestive system. It's only purpose is to mate, after which it dies.

There are many different Rothschildia species, I cannot be sure which one this is.

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PublishedJuly 4, 2014

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