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Yellow moth Foto in West Africa ,Angola ,Cabinda near Mayombe forest Angola,Chrysopsyche mirifica,Dysphania sagana,Geotagged,Spring,Yellow moth Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Yellow moth

Foto in West Africa ,Angola ,Cabinda near Mayombe forest

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  1. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    Very bright Duarte Posted 2 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    I removed the ID because Dysphania sagana doesn't occur in Africa. Plus it looks like this:
    https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/428590-Dysphania-sagana     Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      I suspect your moth is Chrysopsyche mirifica.
      https://africanmoths.com/pages/LASIOCAMPIDAE/LASIOCAMPINAE/Chrysopsyche%20mirifica.html       Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Duarte Casanova's profile
        Duarte Casanova
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        Thanks Christine Posted 2 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
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          You're welcome :) Posted 2 years ago

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The Chrysopsyche mirifica

''Chrysopsyche mirifica'' is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Angola, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Nigeria.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Duarte Casanova
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Uploaded Feb 22, 2023. Captured Oct 1, 2022 18:53 in P549+4X Malembo, Angola.
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  • f/2.4
  • 83250/1000
  • ISO84
  • 2mm
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