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Lonomia

Lonomia obliqua

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Field Notes

Description:

Moth with "dry leaf" shape and colors. It also features a "hair". But be careful, contact with your caterpillar can be fatal, leading to hemorrhage and kidney failure.

Habitat:

My bathroom

Reference Links:

Taturana oblíqua – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre, Insetologia - Identificação de insetos: Mariposa Lonomia em Santa Catarina

Species ID Suggestions

Geometer moth

Oxydia vesulia

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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