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Macrosoma majormacula, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Interesting taxonomy for this species: it's our first observation in the Hedylidae family, also known as American Moth-Butterflies. Taxonomists can't agree on this being a butterfly or a moth, hence it's a Moth-butterfly. Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Macrosoma majormacula,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Macrosoma majormacula, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Interesting taxonomy for this species: it's our first observation in the Hedylidae family, also known as American Moth-Butterflies. Taxonomists can't agree on this being a butterfly or a moth, hence it's a Moth-butterfly.

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    Christine Young
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    Awesome find! Posted 6 months ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Always fun to discover it's special only when back home :) Posted 6 months ago

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The Macrosoma majormacula

Macrosoma majormacula is an butterfly in the Hedylidae family.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 2, 2025. Captured Oct 8, 2024 20:22 in MW5H+3M Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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