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Silk moth

Arsenura arianae

Photo by Billo-kun
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Field Notes

Description:

Polilla (hembra) de la familia Saturniidae.

Habitat:

Zona urbana.

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

Species ID Suggestions

Silk Moth

Arsenura arianae

Reference Link
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Comments (7)
Billo-kun
:0 woow! That's amazing! Thank you so much again @bayucca and a lot of thanks to Dr. Ronald Brechlin :) thank you thank you!
bayucca
Billo, it IS actually Arsenura arianae, female, confirmed directly by Dr. Ronald Brechlin from Germany. He himself described it (Brechlin & Meister 2010)!! So we got a confirmation by a Master expert! http://www.insecta-web.org/cgi-bin/MWM/lit_db/display.pl?author=BrechlinR&t=museum_wiss_brechlin Many thanks Ronald for the ID help, much appreciated!
Billo-kun
I have the caterpillar too >___< @bayucca!
Billo-kun
>__< thank you so much @bayucca! :) ....I need help with this one :C please! (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/820196003) moth?
bayucca
Saturniidae, Arsenurinae, Arsenura sp. and looks like being Arsenura armida or Arsenura arianae. I try to get closer... http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/kwaarmida.htm http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=385821 http://new.esperanzainsects.com/specimens/moths-saturniidae/arsenura-armida-cramer-1779/304.php
Billo-kun
Aww muchas gracias! @LaurenZarate n__n, me tome unas pequeñas vacaciones jaja. Muchas gracias por la información, saludos!
LaurenZarate
Very beautiful Billo! Looks like a Silk Moth (Saturniidae). I've never seen this one before. Glad you are back, I was missing you!

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