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Daphnis moorei close up Once again this beautiful moth from a different view. Daphnis moorei,Geotagged,Papua New Guinea,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Daphnis moorei close up

Once again this beautiful moth from a different view.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful!

    Mark, we're working on a crazy idea: I'm going to try and name a newly discovered insect in Papua to our community. The Papua insects group offers this as a service, so we're looking into it :)     Posted 10 years ago
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      physignathus
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      Sounds like a great idea, which insect? Posted 10 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        I don't know yet, I've asked where we can pick from :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Daphnis moorei

"Daphnis moorei" is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the northern half of Australia. The forewing upperside is similar to "Daphnis hypothous".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by physignathus
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By physignathus

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Uploaded Feb 20, 2015. Captured Oct 27, 2014 19:39 in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/22.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 185mm