Eudaemonia argus
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sun-bleached specimen | |
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Species: | E. argus
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Eudaemonia argus (Fabricius, 1781)
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Eudaemonia argus is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Africa,[1] in such areas as Gabon, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Guinea and Benin.[2] Adults have wings with shades of pinkish to brownish, with several small eyespots on the hindwings; the males have much longer and thinner "tails" on the hindwings than the females.[1]
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