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a colorful butterfly sitting on top of a white surface

Download premium image of Madagascan Sunset Moth (Urania Riphaeus) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle. about butterfly, animal, vintage, illustration, and drawing 323679

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two colorful butterflies sitting next to each other on a white surface with blue sky in the background

Chrysiridia Rhipheus(Madagascan Sunset Moth) -Female -Verso -Madagascar -(3.25 in wingspan).Endemic to Madagascar. In proper lighting the orange on the hindwings lights up like a Sunset. Note that the Sunset markings on the Verso are much larger than on the Recto.

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a colorful butterfly sitting on top of a white surface with its wings spread wide open

Chrysiridia Croesus(East African Sunset Moth) -Female -Recto -Tanzania -(3.5 in wingspan). In proper lighting the orange on the hindwings lights up like a Sunset. It's counterpart in Madagascar is the Madagascan Sunset Moth(Chrysiridi Rhipheus). Most people think that this moth is much more beautiful than the Madagascan SunsetMoth as it has much more Green in the forewings and Blue in the hindwings. Albeit the Madagascan Sunset Moth has more prominent Orange(Sunset) markings onthe…

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a green and black butterfly on a white background

"I caught a Madagascan sunset moth! Wow, you're not from around here!" —New Horizons The Madagascan sunset moth (ニシキオオツバメガ, Nishikiootsubamega) is a bug that first appeared in New Horizons. In New Horizons, upon donation or selecting "Tell me more about this!", Blathers the curator will say (with abhorrence): "The Madagascan sunset moth is said to be the most beautiful moth in the world...a sentiment even I can't deny. While most moths are nocturnal, this one flutters about during the day...

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an image of a colorful butterfly on a white background

Madagascan Sunset Moth (Urania Riphaeus) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle. | premium image by rawpixel.com

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an orange and green butterfly sitting on top of a white surface with the words madagascar sunnet moth

This is a Chrysiridia rhipheus, also knowns the Madagascan Sunset Moth🦋🦋 which can be found throughout the tropics and includes both nocturnal and diurnal species.The pictures really don’t show how truly beautiful this moth is. .🦋🦋 They are well-known for their striking colours and beautiful wing shapes, ranging from browns and whites to vibrant rainbows. The purpose of these colours is to deter predators

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three butterflies with different colors and patterns on their wings, one is green, the other is

Madagascan sunset moth, Chrysiridia rhipheus 1,2, and pan hairstreak, Electrostrymon pan 3,4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's "Illustrations of Exotic Entomology," Bohn, London, 1837. Stock Photo

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