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    Default ID please. Bug, Butterfly or Moth?

    Can someone please ID this: Bug, Butterfly or Moth?
    Shot at Lorong Halus today.
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    It's a moth. The caterpillars are often found on the Pea Plant Crotalaria sp. The moth is called Uthetheisa lotrix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Commander View Post
    It's a moth. The caterpillars are often found on the Pea Plant Crotalaria sp. The moth is called Uthetheisa lotrix.
    Thanks Khew.
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    There is another possibility. Utetheisa pulchelloides vaga is almost identical and can only be distinguished through careful study of the structure of the male antennae and genitalia (probably impossible in a photo).

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