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Photo by LaurenZarate
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Description:

When I saw this moth land, it had orange on the hind wings but it wouldn't open it's wings again. It has a striking white head. To get the last picture I refrigerated him for 20 minutes and let him go.

Habitat:

San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

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Comments (2)
StephenSolomons
Refrigeration! I never thought of that! :-) Nice shooting too

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PublishedOctober 25, 2013

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