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The moths I've been raising since last fall have FINALLY eclosed! Actually 4 out of the 7 came out on the same day. All males. Still waiting on the female and 2 more males. I was starting to think they were no longer viable, but they surprised me! YAY!
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The moths I've been raising since last fall have FINALLY eclosed! Actually 4 out of the 7 came out on the same day. All males. Still waiting on the female and 2 more males. I was starting to think they were no longer viable, but they surprised me! YAY!
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The moths I've been raising since last fall have FINALLY eclosed! Actually 4 out of the 7 came out on the same day. All males. Still waiting on the female and 2 more males. I was starting to think they were no longer viable, but they surprised me! YAY!
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Very docile, once they settled down. Tended to drop to the ground if disturbed (perhaps a defense mechanism against bats?), but happy to perch on a finger. Picked this one up and placed on this leaf for a nice photo op. Wingspan 8 cm.
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Very docile, once they settled down. Tended to drop to the ground if disturbed (perhaps a defense mechanism against bats?), but happy to perch on a finger. Picked this one up and placed on this leaf for a nice photo op. Wingspan 8 cm.
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Io Moth
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caterpillar
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La Selva Biological Station
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This moth reminds me of an Io Moth, but I don't know if it is related. Image 1 shows the moth at rest. The other images with the wings partially spread to revel its eye spots. After dinner each evening at Bosque de Paz I checked the outside of the dining room and was rewarded with a really good showing of moths and other insects. I apologize for not trying to ID any of them, but I don't know anything about them and my internet access is poor at the time. Bosque de Paz, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 3 February 2016 5015 feet elevation 10.2047 -84.3173 For more info on this trip see: http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica if interested
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This moth reminds me of an Io Moth, but I don't know if it is related. Image 1 shows the moth at rest. The other images with the wings partially spread to revel its eye spots. After dinner each evening at Bosque de Paz I checked the outside of the dining room and was rewarded with a really good showing of moths and other insects. I apologize for not trying to ID any of them, but I don't know anything about them and my internet access is poor at the time. Bosque de Paz, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 3 February 2016 5015 feet elevation 10.2047 -84.3173 For more info on this trip see: http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica if interested
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This moth reminds me of an Io Moth, but I don't know if it is related. Image 1 shows the moth at rest. The other images with the wings partially spread to revel its eye spots. After dinner each evening at Bosque de Paz I checked the outside of the dining room and was rewarded with a really good showing of moths and other insects. I apologize for not trying to ID any of them, but I don't know anything about them and my internet access is poor at the time. Bosque de Paz, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 3 February 2016 5015 feet elevation 10.2047 -84.3173 For more info on this trip see: http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica if interested