And another one for Roger to ID. This one was so obviously perched on the dark green leaf that I wonder if it was asking to be a predator's dinner soon.
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And another one for Roger to ID. This one was so obviously perched on the dark green leaf that I wonder if it was asking to be a predator's dinner soon.
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This moth looks like an arctiid n could b poisonous. It won't b so daring as to do that if it weren't.
Aaron Soh
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Psilochira durioides (male)
Lymantriidae.
The illustration in Moths of Borneo (pt 5) is overexposed and the specimen rather worn, so the black patterning is difficult to make out, especially when compared against this clear photo of a fresh specimen!
As Aaron noted, probably poisonous (hence the aposematic colour pattern and blatant posture).
cheers,
Roger.
Roger C. KENDRICK Ph.D.
C & R Wildlife, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong S.A.R.
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Thanks Roger! I wouldn't have suspected that it looked anything like the one pictured in MoB.
Sorry that I neglected to add that this one was shot along the trails to the Poring Hot Springs near Mount Kinabalu. Hence it is a Sabahan moth.
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aposematic
Yes Roger, was tryin to think of it.
Aaron Soh
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