Cyclosia sp
Roger, is this Cyclosia pieridoides? Encountered this rather large female walking up and down a few dead twigs. She arched her abdomen as if to oviposit, but I found no eggs.
Interesting that when it was moving around the bushes, it held its wings outwards like a butterfly. When in flight it can easily be mistaken as a Smaller Wood Nymph (Ideopsis gaura perakana). Only thing is that species hasn't been seen in Singapore for a long long time.
Later, when I disturbed it, it closed its wings for the 2nd and 3rd shots, looking more like a moth.
The males of this species look like a cross between a Blue Glassy Tiger and a Yellow Glassy Tiger.
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