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Banana Stem Borer - wings open, Santa María, Colombia Interesting how their appearance changes so much with the wings closed:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46623/banana_stem_borer_-_wings_closed_santa_mara_colombia.html" title="Banana Stem Borer - wings closed, Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/46623_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=kj7PCv%2FMV9UoIJfQbRpr2l8o%2BJw%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Banana Stem Borer - wings closed, Santa Mar&iacute;a, Colombia Wings open:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46624/banana_stem_borer_santa_mara_colombia.html Banana Stem Borer,Boyac&aacute;,Colombia,Reserva Almenara,Santa Mar&iacute;a,South America,Telchin licus,World" /></a></figure> Boyacá,Colombia,Reserva Almenara,Santa María,South America,Telchin licus,World Click/tap to enlarge

Banana Stem Borer - wings open, Santa María, Colombia

Interesting how their appearance changes so much with the wings closed:

Banana Stem Borer - wings closed, Santa María, Colombia Wings open:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/46624/banana_stem_borer_santa_mara_colombia.html Banana Stem Borer,Boyacá,Colombia,Reserva Almenara,Santa María,South America,Telchin licus,World

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The Banana Stem Borer

The Banana Stem Borer is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is native to South America, where it is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas, throughout the Amazon basin in Brasil and Peru. It has also been recorded as an introduced species in Hawaii.

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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 Nov 18, 2016. Captured Oct 16, 2016 11:50.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/9.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO1000
  • 105mm