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Owl Moth

Thysania zenobia

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Pretty large moth that is shades of grays and browns.

Habitat:

Found resting on a leaf in a pretty thick forest near a dry cenote.

Reference Links:

Moth Photographers Group – Thysania zenobia – 8647

Species ID Suggestions

Owl Moth

Thysania zenobia

Reference Link
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Comments (1)
bayucca
Erebidae, Erebinae, Thermesiini, Thysania zenobia. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8647 http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Thysania-zenobia http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/owlmoth.html

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Moths of the World
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedJuly 29, 2014

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