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Citheronia bellavista, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador Tentative ID. The other main candidate is Citheronia equatorialis. Citheronia bellavista is suggested by the Leps app and seems the closer visual match. In particular the "teardrop" patterns on the wing seem less bright and variable compared to Citheronia equatorialis. I'm not 100% sure though whether this is a reliable key. Citheronia bellavista,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Los Cedros Reserve,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Citheronia bellavista, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador

Tentative ID. The other main candidate is Citheronia equatorialis. Citheronia bellavista is suggested by the Leps app and seems the closer visual match. In particular the "teardrop" patterns on the wing seem less bright and variable compared to Citheronia equatorialis. I'm not 100% sure though whether this is a reliable key.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Wow, I have no idea. But, your reasoning seems reasonable. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It's like 80% consistent which can mean the other 20% I saw was misidentified, or the key is imaginary. Posted 3 years ago

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The Citheronia bellavista

Citheronia bellavista is saturniid moth in the Citheronia genus.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Apr 22, 2022. Captured Nov 23, 2021 19:44 in 85QM+84 Gualimán, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
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