Comet moth
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Also known as Comet Moth
A beautiful Comet Moth in a hand made wooden frame mounted on high quality acid free conservation board. The latin and common names are printed underneath the specimen. The Comet Moth is an African moth, native to the rain forests of Madagascar. The moth is also known as Madagascan moon moth. The male has a wingspan of twenty centimeters and a tail span of fifteen centimeters, making it one of the world's largest silk moths Latin Name: Argema mittrei. Quality: A Sex: Male. Distribution…
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M I N I B E A S T on Instagram: “The Female Comet Moth, one of the biggest moths in the world. Native the the rainforests of Madagascar...”
The Comet moth, also known as the Madagascar comet moth, is a giant silk moth native to the rainforests of Madagascar. They are, like so many other species, threatened due to the deforestation and habitat loss of there native land.
via reddit > https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4vgc6v/the_comet_moth/ "A Madagascan moon moth lives for not more than five or six days. It does not feed, but saps from from the supplies built up as caterpillar before. Even if it would like to eat, there is no chance to do so: Through the centuries, the comet moth’s trunk has shriveled and can’t be used anymore." source > http://www.madamagazine.com/en/ein-kurzes-buntes-leben-der-kometenfalter/
The eighth of nine moths painted in a series for online display and print. These were originally posted to my Tumblr. Fun fact: this moth is distinctly ... Comet Moth
