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Large dark brown/black moth in south Florida... - Cocytius antaeus
Copyright © 2013 bigbadumb

Large dark brown/black moth in south Florida... - Cocytius antaeus
Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
November 24, 2013
Size: palm size
Found on side of apartment building in evening. Looks to be about the size of a woman's palm.
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Contributed by bigbadumb on 24 November, 2013 - 8:39pm
Last updated 23 July, 2018 - 12:24pm

very cool :-)
very cool :-)
… antmothaeus, 1 December, 2020 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

Maximum Growth
Hello. I am curious. Does anyone know, what is the largest recorded specimen anyone has encountered?
… pfisher610, 3 August, 2019 - 1:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cocytius.
… Teá Kesting-Handly, 23 July, 2018 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

Cocytius antaeus
This to me is C. antaeus. C. duponchel would be much grayer with a bluish tint rather than this flat brown.
… Teá Kesting-Handly, 23 July, 2018 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved-Cocytius sp.
Moved from ID Request.

This could be either Cocytius (Amphonyx) duponchel, or the more common Florida species, C. antaeus.

I will have a look at some specimens today to make a final determination between the two possibilities.

EDIT:
After looking over some specimens in the Cornell University Insect collection, I am leaning more towards the occasional Florida stray, Amphonyx duponchel, though I cannot be positive (but perhaps someone else could have a a differing opinion) as to the identification without seeing the hindwings. So for now, I will leave it only as far as the genus.
… Ryan St Laurent, 25 November, 2013 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

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