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Aeolochroma languida, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua One of my favorites of the session. Aeolochroma languida,Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Aeolochroma languida, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

One of my favorites of the session.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Really beautiful! I can't find an ID either. Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Oh no! But I actually want this one really badly :)

      Seriously, this one is very strange.       Posted one year ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        I agree! I need to know what this is. It deserves to be IDed. Posted one year ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Let's just make up a name.

          Anybody taking offense would then spit out the correct name. Mission accomplished.           Posted one year ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            Haha, exactly! Posted one year ago
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            Christine Young
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            Aeolochroma languida?!

            https://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Geometrinae/Aeolochroma/Aeolochroma%20languida.htm

            https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1225175-Aeolochroma-languida             Posted one year ago, modified one year ago
            1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
              Ferdy Christant
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              No way! True search magic. I guess it coming in both green and gray made it extra difficult.
              Thank you kindly for all the effort!               Posted one year ago
              1. View Christine Young's profile
                Christine Young
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                You're welcome! I just couldn't let it go unidentified. Posted one year ago
                1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
                  Ferdy Christant
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                  I was hoping it would do that to you. Posted one year ago

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The Aeolochroma languida

"Aeolochroma languida" is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1898. It is found on New Guinea.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 10, 2024. Captured Oct 19, 2023 20:17 in WW92+FR Minggre, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm

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