Great work.
Agreed. It is E. cochylioides. The 2 spots on the FW seem to be distinctive for this species. Widespread from southern Europe, Africa to New Caledonia.
No match from Lemyra though. The antennae are also different.
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Great work.
Agreed. It is E. cochylioides. The 2 spots on the FW seem to be distinctive for this species. Widespread from southern Europe, Africa to New Caledonia.
No match from Lemyra though. The antennae are also different.
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Arctornis sp (?)
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Jerome
Somewhere in Neverland~
Post 52.
It is certainly Arctornis species but unfortunately no match found in Moths of Borneo.
Note the distinctive features.
1. Prominent black discal spot.
2. FW costa & both termens (FW & HW) lightly brownish.
3. Body greenish white ( most spp. seem to have brownish bodies.); legs whitish.
4. Wings with white irrorations & the veins greenish.
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A check shows this Arctornis should be Arctornis camurisquama. TL Singapore.
It match the description here.
http://www.archive.org/stream/novita...ge/54/mode/1up
Fig 22.
http://www.archive.org/stream/novita.../n334/mode/1up
Matching features described; brownish edgings; discal dark spot ; 'bald' (smooth) area FW apical 1/3; whitish body.
The Arctornis species in Singapore are , A. camurisquama, egerina, hipparia, riquata, phrika, perfecta, marginalis, flora & nivosa.
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Last edited by Psyche; 06-Sep-2013 at 08:57 AM.
Going through my old shots. Found this old shot. I remembered Dr. Seow classifying this as an Arctornis sp. Have any ideas of it's exact ID yet?
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Jerome
Somewhere in Neverland~
This should be Arctornis hipparia. TL Singapore.
http://www.archive.org/stream/annals...e/213/mode/1up
Matching description: Small black spot; wings entire surface flecked with silvery scales; FW costa & cilia flesh-coloured ; branches of antenna greyish(-brown).
Only one other (apart from A. camurisquama) fully white Sng. species have the margins brownish, A. marginalis but is without the black spot.
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Thank you for the notes Dr. Seow! Here's two more taken a few minutes ago.
Spotted something like this last year. It's my second time shooting a moth like this.
ID unknown
ID unknown
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Jerome
Somewhere in Neverland~
Post 57.
No. 1 No match for this although it looks familiar.
Tried most of the Noctuinae (formerly Noctuidae alone) & some Crambidae with no result.
No. 2. Chilo sacchariphagus sacchariphagus Crambidae.
Widespread pest of cultivation especially of sugarcane & rice in Asia.
http://www.nbaii.res.in/insectpests/...hariphagus.php
Forewing may have a black discal spot, but probably not in our region.
http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Cram...mineellus.html
A 2nd pest species C. supressalis have the wings unlined.
http://www.russellipm-agriculture.co...is%20adult.jpg
TL Seow
In Post 43. the moth should be a Hemithea species since all other green genera have the white lies/bands much less sinuous (wavy)
Of the Sundanian species found here, namely H. wuka, notospila, melalopha, antigrapha, & marina , only H. marina have the right rounded shape.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-9/...ni/gallery.php
There is unfortunately very little information on it & no image on the web.
However, it is a very small species. So if the moth is rather small it is likely to be this species.
Last edited by Psyche; 07-Sep-2013 at 06:29 PM. Reason: PS
Had some time to kill last night. Managed a few shots.
Seen these moths countless times. But I''m still unsure of the ID.
ID unknown
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The body structure of this moth seems to match the unknown one in post 57, except this one's smaller.
ID unknown
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Jerome
Somewhere in Neverland~