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Adhemarius ypsilon, Rio Ñambi, Colombia I was about to ID it as Adhemarius gannascus:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76910/adhemarius_gannascus_la_planada_nature_reserve_colombia.html" title="Adhemarius gannascus, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/76910_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=L7xbFD7eW9m21IvQy0myUKGOFEs%3D" width="200" height="122" alt="Adhemarius gannascus, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia Same species as the night before, but this time we were lucky that it was behaving well for a much better photo. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76572/moth_161_la_planada_nature_reserve_colombia.html Adhemarius gannascus,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Planada Nature Reserve,South America" /></a></figure><br /> ...yet the green/yellow strokes near the top of the wings had me double-checking, looks like a different species: Adhemarius ypsilon Adhemarius ypsilon,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Rio Ñambi,South America Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Adhemarius ypsilon, Rio Ñambi, Colombia

I was about to ID it as Adhemarius gannascus:

Adhemarius gannascus, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia Same species as the night before, but this time we were lucky that it was behaving well for a much better photo. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76572/moth_161_la_planada_nature_reserve_colombia.html Adhemarius gannascus,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Planada Nature Reserve,South America

...yet the green/yellow strokes near the top of the wings had me double-checking, looks like a different species: Adhemarius ypsilon

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    The wingspan for this moth is HUGE! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It needs a separate cloth! Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    WOW! Amazing! Posted 6 years ago

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The Adhemarius ypsilon

"Adhemarius ypsilon" is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903 and is known from Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 3, 2019. Captured Oct 30, 2018 19:58.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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