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Field Notes

Description:

Butterfly ?

Species ID Suggestions

Maylasian Moon Moth

Actias maenas
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (7)
Jacob Gorneau
Indeed, Ashish! The species is common throughout Southeast Asia, not just Malaysia, as the common name suggests.
Ashish
Hello Dheeraj is this spotted in South India or North East India ? This must be Actias maenas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_moon_moth
Jacob Gorneau
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449 Please add this to my mission, Moths of the World! Thanks!
Jacob Gorneau
Very much so, TK, in the same genus! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_moon_moth Very lucky find!
Ashish
Yes TK this is a Luna Moth.
TKBotting
Moth -- beautiful. Related to the Luna Moth I think
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PublishedAugust 19, 2012

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