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Costa Rican Saturnid Moth -Xanthodirphia amarilla Forested area. In the night they approached the windows of our lodge. Paraiso Quetzal, close to San Gerardo de Dota and Cerro de la Muerte.<br /> I would be very grateful for any help on the ID. I am years searching for it! Costa Rica,Geotagged,Spring,Xanthodirphia amarilla Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Costa Rican Saturnid Moth -Xanthodirphia amarilla

Forested area. In the night they approached the windows of our lodge. Paraiso Quetzal, close to San Gerardo de Dota and Cerro de la Muerte.
I would be very grateful for any help on the ID. I am years searching for it!

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  1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    Thanks to Bill Oehlke and Claudio Flamigni for the ID. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      Wow! Thanks so much Thibaud! All these years I have been looking for the species but I am not very good with moths haha :-D Posted 7 years ago

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The Xanthodirphia amarilla

Xanthodirphia amarilla is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae, found in Central America.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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Uploaded Jul 21, 2018. Captured Apr 23, 2014 03:31 in Carr Interamericana, San José, Costa Rica.
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  • f/7.1
  • 1/40s
  • ISO200
  • 8.16mm

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