A geometrid?

[Painted Jezebel]

This moth paid me a visit last night. Strange, I live out in the country, but I get very few moths coming to the outside lights (only seen two in 2 months). Anyway, this one has the shape of, and size of the common European geometrid , Ourapteryx sambucaria (The Swallow-tailed moth). Any ideas anyone?

Les
Delias Rule, OK

[hkmoths]

Hi Les,

This is Urapteroides astheniata

Uraniidae, Uraniinae

More info available at the Moths of Borneo website.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/...niinae_2_1.php

cheers,

Roger.

[Painted Jezebel]

Thanks Roger, you're a STAR! It would have taken me days going through the website looking for it, only knowing the superfamily.

Les
Delias Rule, OK

[hkmoths]

Hi Les,

Simply got lucky on this one. Sometimes I can spend ages looking too, even on the Hong Kong macros I occasionally come up against a brick wall and have to send photos or even specimens to those who know a lot more than me (or at least have access to the big collections on a regular basis!).

cheers,

Roger.

[atronox]

This moth is in Uraniinae but the subf. is MICRONIINAE.

[hkmoths]

This moth is in Uraniinae but the subf. is MICRONIINAE.

Aaron, please could you quote the reference you obtained the information for the subfamily placement, please. I based my reply on Holloway's Moths of Borneo, which is pretty authoritative in most peoples' view. If you know of anything more recent that sheds light on this, I'm all ears! (so to speak).

cheers,

Roger.