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Molippa simillima, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Saturniid Moth.

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Christine Young

Lion

Molippa sp., I think. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Maybe Molippa simillima. There seems to be a lot of variation with the eye spot in that species. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    Nice! Tough friggin' genus! Posted 6 years ago
  2. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Excellent, thanks so much! This looks like a convincing reference photo:
    http://www.lepbarcoding.org/saturnidae/species.php?region=1&id=40168&spec_id=01-SRNP-21258-DHJ35878&meta=&image=www.boldsystems.org/pics/JSCR/01-SRNP-21258-DHJ35878.jpg Posted 6 years ago
  3. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Yes, looks good! Posted 6 years ago

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The Molippa simillima

Molippa simillima is a saturniid moth in the Molippa genus.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 14, 2018. Captured Oct 18, 2018 21:59 in Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.

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NIKON D850
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1/60s
ISO64
105mm

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