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Clearwing, brown with pink Butterfly/Moth ID?



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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:26 am   Post subject: Clearwing, brown with pink Butterfly/Moth ID?


Hi!

I was hoping someone could help me identify this butterfly/moth?

thanks!

http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o479/makowka/pink.jpg

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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:32 am   Post subject:


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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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:03 am   Post subject:


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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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:50 pm   Post subject:


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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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:33 pm   Post subject:


Thank you so much!!!!!!!

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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:08 pm   Post subject:


The butterfly is sooo pretty. Almost doesn't look real!

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