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African Moon Moth

Argema mimosae

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Field Notes

Notes:

This lady came to sit on me, and while I battled to get my camera with one hand, she started laying her eggs. I always thought that bushy antenna means male

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African Moon Moth

Argema mimosae

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Reza Hashemizadeh
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PublishedOctober 29, 2013

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