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Silk Moth

Colla rhodope

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Field Notes

Description:

Amazing Moth!! This Moth was very hairy, had clear top wings with a gold edge, white lower wings with 2 gold circles, something long and fuzzy hanging from it's bottom a few mm down that wiggles.Top body was golden/brown and the rest white, the gold antennae was short but very beautiful

Species ID Suggestions

Silk moth

Family Bombycidae
stho002
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Silk Moth

Colla rhodope
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (6)
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Yes you are right, Jakubko, now that you said that I can see faint spots on mine all else is the same, I will edit, thank you and also thank you, stho002.
Jacob Gorneau
I think your moth's wings are more clear than in the link I provided because they may have worn off. Here is a photo of Colla rhodope which has worn wings: http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/Wadults/photopageA.lasso?photocode%20dotj=DHJ33958.j
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Thank you for the ID, stho002 and Jakubko, I always check the ID's but with this Moth is not going to be easy for me, your ID's looked very complicated!!. I think you both are talking about the same genus and that is as far as I got...??More help please!!
Jacob Gorneau
Bombycidae, Bombycinae, Colla, and most likely Colla rhodope: http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/Wadults/photopageA.lasso?photocode%20dotj=DHJ538545.j

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Paso Pacifico Survey
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Moths of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedNovember 1, 2013

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