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Duyfken
03-Mar-2010, 08:10 PM
Is this a royal walnut moth? It's wing span is approximately 15 cm!

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_5kTKKulA38A/S45CcuIf12I/AAAAAAAAQyw/g6e36ceyX50/s400/DSC_2072.JPG

Archduke
03-Mar-2010, 09:58 PM
Is this a royal walnut moth? It's wing span is approximately 15 cm!

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_5kTKKulA38A/S45CcuIf12I/AAAAAAAAQyw/g6e36ceyX50/s400/DSC_2072.JPG

A warm welcome to BC!
Where was this taken at? Singapore or Aussie?
i guess we got to wait for our moth expert Roger to come online to answer ur querries.

:cheers:

Duyfken
04-Mar-2010, 05:35 AM
A warm welcome to BC!
Where was this taken at? Singapore or Aussie?
i guess we got to wait for our moth expert Roger to come online to answer ur querries.

:cheers:

Hi Mark,

the picture was taken in Brisbane, Australia.

Cheers!

budak
04-Mar-2010, 09:04 AM
this site might have some leads: http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_moths/index.html

Great Mormon
04-Mar-2010, 06:03 PM
Hi dufyken, welcome to BC!

Hope to see more moths or butterflies from down under! :cheers:

hkmoths
04-Mar-2010, 09:57 PM
http://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=31566

Syntherata janetta

A polymorphic species of Saturniidae.

cheers, Roger.

Duyfken
06-Mar-2010, 06:48 PM
awesome! cheers!!