Urania Moth


Photographed in Ecuador in 1993





Urania leilus      Uraniidae
East slope of Andes, Ecuador       1993

Urania leilus (largest in photo) is a diurnal moth.
The red-and-black butterfly in the photo is a Blood-red Skipper (Haemactis sanguinalis).




Alan Wight
Sonoma County, California
Email:  shwand@sonic.net

All Photos © 1993 Alan Wight