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Field Notes

Description:

2 inches wide

Habitat:

spotted on grassy section of path to waterfall

Species ID Suggestions

Lonomia Moth

Lonomia electra

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (4)
Jacob Gorneau
Please confirm. Only bright orange specimen found in Costa Rica I can find and the only one from Costa Rica at this website: http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/kirbywolfelelectra.htm
Ava T-B
This dry leaf of a butterfly (beautiful) could also go in the Mimetic Animals mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8015991

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor
Photographed
PublishedDecember 31, 2011

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