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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

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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.

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Hyperchiria nausica

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