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Clearwing, brown with pink Butterfly/Moth ID?
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toni
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:32 am Post subject: |
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Can you tell us where you saw this butterfly....which state or country? That would help narrow the ID search down considerably.
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gypsy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, I have absolutely no information. I saw the photo in a jewelry catalogue. I have contacted the catalogue and they have assured me that real butterflies and moths were photographed with no major photoshopping but they can not identify it, so I was hoping someone else could help. Thanks!
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CritterPainter
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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well, first of all, it's definitely a butterfly and not a moth. Moths mostly have "fuzzy" antennae & butterlies have smooth ones.
Now you know as much as I do about it, lol!
Here ya go, it's a Cithaerias merolina from South America (I love google!)
http://butterflies.aa6g.org/Butterflies/Tropical/clearwings.html
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gypsy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you so much!!!!!!!
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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The butterfly is sooo pretty. Almost doesn't look real!
Another welcome, gypsy, to the Stew. I know you'll like it here, so jump in with other questions, pictures, posts.
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