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Southern Cat's Eye Emperor Moth

Aurivillius fusca

Photo by Johan Heyns
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

125mm tip to tip, biggest moth I've come across. Looks like they have various colors, Different individuals in photo 1 and 4, but within 2 meters from each other.

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PublishedNovember 24, 2013

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