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  1. 17-Jan-2011, 08:59 PM #1
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    It really looks like that the front pair of legs are attached to the head, not the thorax.

    Can anyone help with its ID. Its length is about 20mm.



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  2. 18-Jan-2011, 06:33 PM #2
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    Very nice shots Tang.

    Shot similar moth before: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orionmystery/3521715295/

    Was IDed as Pyralidae, Pyralinae possibly in the genus Sacada by Roger (hkmoths)
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  3. 18-Jan-2011, 07:55 PM #3
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    Tang,
    Great shots of a really strange moth. I like that first photo of this unusual lep.
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  4. 19-Jan-2011, 11:10 PM #4
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    Thanks Kurt and David.

    This morning I went to the same plant where I saw the moth and found that it was already fungified!
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