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Giant Silk Moth from Costa Rica: Hyperchiria nausica

Posted by October 7th, 2009 at 1:52 am

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Giant Silk Moths

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October 6, 2009
Hi Bugman,
This moth looks like a dead leaf with it’s wings closed. When I set it on the table it struck a nice pose. It’s body on the underside is totally orange and there are pink blotches on the underside of the wings. Very pretty.
Jordan
Costa Rica

Hyperchiria nausica

Hyperchiria nausica

Hi Jordan,
This beautiful moth does not have a common name.  It is Hyperchiria nausica, and we located on  Kirby Wolfe’s website.

Hyperchiria nausica

Hyperchiria nausica

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