Paonias wolfei male, Mexico, courtesy of Jean Haxaire, copyright
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Both sexes rest with wings parallel to the resting surface, with the upper lobes of the hindwings protruding above the forewings. The lower abdomen of the male arcs upward toward the head, while the abdomen of the female hangs strait down on a vertical surface.
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