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Alternating Footman

Tigrioides alterna

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This lovely moth was about 18mm long. Cream coloured wings had deep yellow costal margins and black banding. Thorax also showed black and yellow patterns.
Front legs showed black banding.

Notes:

My thanks to Nuwan, bayucca and argybee for the ID.

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Tigrioides alterna

Species ID Suggestions

Footman Moth

Tigrioides alterna

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NuwanChathuranga
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Comments (3)
bayucca
Tja ... that might happen, I mean, spotting a similar one ;-)...
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks Nuwan and bayucca. I am so embarrased, argybee apparently was trying to tell me he had spotted a similar moth last month but I didn't listen !!
bayucca
Same one like this: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/18232040

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