Hello,
Shot these 2 fellas at AH yesterday...some help on the ID please?
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Yellow Moth & Fierce Looking Cat
Hello,
Shot these 2 fellas at AH yesterday...some help on the ID please?
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The moth is a species of Artona (near Artona hainana) - a burnet moth (Zygaenidae).
Not sure on the larva - maybe Lasiocampidae, but could also be Lymantriidae or even a Saturniid (longer odds). Did you keep it to rear?
cheers, Roger.
Roger C. KENDRICK Ph.D.
C & R Wildlife, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong S.A.R.
HK Moths website: http://www.hkmoths.com
HK Moths Recording Project on i-Naturalist: http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/hong-kong-moths
HK Moths Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/groups/hongkongmoths/
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Thanks roger... i just left the cat on the spot it was like wriggling about in uneasiness
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the moth cat looks like it's being tickled and couldn't stop laughing..Originally Posted by dashwolfe
sorry, i know that's very un-scientific..
but it got me smiling (amidst a terrible headache)
~Sing a Tune with Jayne
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my mom says its doing a lion dance
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