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No. 9. Very likely Orgyia aranea female. Erebidae. Lymantrinae.
The Orgyia male as with all Lymantrines have broadly bipectinate antennae. Its legs are also rather hairy.
The commonest species O. postica has a wingless female.
It is also readily ID'ed by the large circular dark discal mark.
Male O. postica.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3WmP_3JoCv...+indonesia.jpg
http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/76_Lyma...%20postica.htm
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/...gyiini_1_1.php
The male O. osseata is highly variable. As stated in the text the female have dark marks.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/...gyiini_1_2.php
The male O. araea may be confused with the male osseata, but the female is without dark spots.
The image also shows a dark vertical line on the thorax.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/...gyiini_1_3.php
Since this is a female ( narrower antennae, & not hairy legs) it looks to be correctly O. araea.
TL Seow
Last edited by Psyche; 08-Sep-2014 at 07:42 AM.
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