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Well camouflaged
If not for the fact that we startled this moth and it flew to perch on the tree trunk, we would not have noticed it. Very well camouflaged on the tree. It's a rather large moth with a wingspan of about 8cm.
The 2nd shot shows a close-up of its head and the patterns on its wings.
Will have to wait for Roger's help to ID it.
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this is how hard it was to see it :P
Butterfly dogs don't like baths. They only like to puddle... in their own pee!
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Great camo, even beats SAF's latest camo uniforms!
Cool looking moth, it looks like its even curved, just like the circumference of the tree
Anthony
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or one.
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Amblychia hymenaria
Geometridae, Ennominae
Moths of Borneo 10: 206, plate 12
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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