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Dead-leaf Moth

Dysdaemonia boreas

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a very large moth. It measures nearly 5" from wing tip to tip at rest. I think this one is a male.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 5 weeks into the rainy season.

Notes:

There you go Bayucca. Your infectious excitement has made me post immiediately.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)

I'm trying to convince my family to shoot up to Monteverde for a couple days. It is terribly dry and windy here where I live. It hasn't rained since the beginning of November...we have two seasons in guanacaste - dust and mud! We are dust and i could use a little mud!
So tempting! I'm horribly tired of cold weather - especially cold rain(I love warm rain)
hey Nicholas, I am pretty confident they are the same species. I took the shot at night with flash and macro lense so the photos didn't come out quite perfect. The other spotting is definitely a male and this one, the lighter colored, is a female and that could account for the stark difference between the two spottings. Thanks
Another one! Pretty, although I like the dark gray one better.. This one seems older, or a different species?? Check the link.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6452467
Oh, I see... Lucky girl! She!
Boy was I excited when I saw this one bayucca! I usually bring my 7 year old daughter out with me to see all the wonderful creatures. I ran inside to go get her so she could see it. She couldn't believe that there were moths that were way bigger than her hand. We were both truly delighted by this spotting. Gotta run. Have a great night b. Thanks. you are cherished

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