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  1. 28-Mar-2010, 12:05 PM #1
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    Saw this at Venus Drive at night. Huge cat 10+cm in length. Lasiocampidae?

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  2. 28-Mar-2010, 03:51 PM #2
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    I think it's more likely Saturniidae judging by the size and hairs, but i'm not certain.
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    Could also be Eupterotidae....

    cheers, Roger.
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  4. 13-Apr-2010, 11:33 AM #4
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    Hi Roger, thanks for the lead. Narrow-downed my search and found a probable match in this paper, http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2...nis215-218.pdf
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