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Geometer moth
Pingasa sp., Geometrinae, Geometridae
25.0345, 121.404
Field Notes
Description:
Many geometrids abdomens are slender and their wings broad, and usually held flat with the hindwings visible. They appear very butterfly-like but in most regards they are your typical moths. Meaning that the majority of them fly at night, they have a frenulum (small fold of tissue which secures/restricts the motion of a mobile organ in the body to link the wings), and the male's antennae are often feathered.
Habitat:
Subtropical mountainous area, hot and humid, thick trees and brush.
Notes:
Hiked up to the top of the mountain, near my house, the other day. At the top is a temple and on the mirror by the washbasins was one of the best looking moths I've personally ever seen.
Featured Pingasa sp. is a male roughly measuring 4-5 cm in length and 2-3 cm in width.
P.S. The closest thing I could find to a common name for this species is geometer moth. If anyone knows of a different name please let me know so I can update the info. Many thanks!
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