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Unid Arctiid moth with Flashy Blue underside
I am looking desperately for a moth checklist in Singapore... or Malaysia ... any? I read there's a book going to be out for malaysian moths in these threads... any idea whether it's out yet.
I came across this moth with a flashy blue underside... I chased it cos I thought it was a mysterious blue arhopala... turned out to be an Arctiid looking moth.
Maybe it's common... any idea what it is...? If somebody has posted before, so sorry...
Butterfly dogs don't like baths. They only like to puddle... in their own pee!
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Zygaenidae, Chalcosiinae - Cyclosia sp. near to. C. panthona (a male)
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!
Butterfly dogs don't like baths. They only like to puddle... in their own pee!
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having now consulted Endo & Kishida (1999: Day-Flying Moths, Chalcosiinae, Epicopeia; Endless Science Information, Tokyo), I think this is a male Cyclosia spargans.
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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Thank you very much for the positive ID!
Butterfly dogs don't like baths. They only like to puddle... in their own pee!
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