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    Default Large moth for ID please.

    An easy one, I'm sure, for you here, Roger.
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    Appears to be the Lyssa zampa (Giant Uranid Moth) see discussion here
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    yes appears to be a Lyssa zampa.

    I shot one here too, last year.
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    Thanks Guys.

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    I go with Lyssa zampa, also. Note though that the very similar L. monetius is also possible in southern Thailand.

    see the Moths of Borneo website for details:
    Lyssa menoetius - http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/...niinae_1_2.php
    Lyssa zampa - http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/...niinae_1_1.php

    cheers,

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    Thank you, Roger. After reading the descriptions, it appears that my sdpecimen is a female of Lyssa zampa (the wider white/grey markings lead me to that impression).

    PS. I'm slowly getting links to the various volumes, Nos 1,3,5,6,8 & 12 so far!

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    Default Moths of Borneo links

    these are the parts that should be on-line

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-1/ KEY TO FAMILIES: FAMILIES COSSIDAE, METARBELIDAE, RATARDIDAE, DUDGEONEIDAE, EPIPYROPIDAE AND LIMACODIDAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-3/ SUPERFAMILY BOMBYCOIDEA: FAMILIES LASIOCAMPIDAE, EUPTEROTIDAE, BOMBYCIDAE, BRAHMAEIDAE, SATURNIIDAE, SPHINGIDAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-4/ FAMILY NOTODONTIDAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/ FAMILY LYMANTRIIDAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-6/ FAMILY ARCTIIDAE, SUBFAMILIES SYNTOMINE, EUCHROMIINAE ARCIINAE; NOCTUIDAE MISPLACED IN ARCTIIDAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/ FAMILY ARCTIIDAE, SUBFAMILY LITHOSIINAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/ FAMILIES CASTNIIDAE, CALLIDULIDAE, DREPANIDAE AND URANIIDAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-9/ FAMILY GEOMETRIDAE, SUBFAMILIES OENOCHROMINAE, DESMOBATHRINAE AND GEOMETRINAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/ FAMILY GEOMETRIDAE, SUBFAMILIES STERRHINAE AND LARENTIINAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/ FAMILY GEOMETRIDAE, SUBFAMILY ENNOMINAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/ FAMILY NOCTUIDAE, TRIFINE SUBFAMILIES: NOCTUINAE, HELIOTHINAE, HADENINAE, ACRONICTINAE, AMPHIPYRINAE, AGARISTINAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-14/ FAMILY NOCTUIDAE SUBFAMILIES: EUTELIINAE, STICTOPTERINAE, PLUSIINAE, PANTHEINAE

    http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/ FAMILY NOLIDAE


    Part 15 & 16 (a combined volume covering Noctuide: Catocalinae) was published in 2005 but is not yet online, part 17 (Noctuidae, Hypeninae & Herminiinae) is complete and will be published later this year (currently in press) with work well underway on part 13 (the remaining Noctuidae) (possibly due in 2009) and part 2 (Zygaenidae plus a revised checklist of all families covered by the series) in early stages of preparation, probably be published in 2010 or 2011
    cheers,

    Roger.
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    Good online resource, Roger. Thanks!

    I'll put this on a sticky by itself later.
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