blackmare (
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2014-07-02 05:36 am (UTC)
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You're very welcome. I was just glad I could
get
any photos, as the daylight was fading fast.
The cecropia looks like it's a relative of your emperor gum moth in Australia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opodiphthera_eucalypti
Different coloring but otherwise so very similar, and they're both giant silkworm moths.
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The cecropia looks like it's a relative of your emperor gum moth in Australia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opodiphthera_eucalypti
Different coloring but otherwise so very similar, and they're both giant silkworm moths.