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  1. 01-Oct-2007, 01:06 PM #1
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    Default Moth from AH

    Any help on ID is very much appreciated. Thanks.
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  2. 01-Oct-2007, 01:15 PM #2
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    That's an interesting one. About how big is the wingspan?

    At a glance, the markings remind me of a species of butterfly, Euthalia anosia bunaya.
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  3. 01-Oct-2007, 05:53 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Commander View Post
    About how big is the wingspan?
    I am not sure, guess like the size of Common Birdwing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yong San View Post
    I am not sure, guess like the size of Common Birdwing.
    Wah... that's a big bugger...
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    This is a species of Hypopyra (Noctuidae, Catocalinae).

    I would say around 10cm wingspan is more realistic!

    Yong San, did you see the colour of the ventral wing surface?
    If you did it would have been either red or yellow.

    If red, then this is Hypopyra vespertilio; if yellow then H. ossigera.

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  6. 02-Oct-2007, 11:46 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by hkmoths View Post
    did you see the colour of the ventral wing surface?
    I did not
    Anyway, thank you for the ID.
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