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Orange-lined Tussock Moth

Nygmia epirotica

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

There was an explosion of these moths in Tawau Hills park. There were spotted all over trees and the ground in one small area near the canteen in the park.

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted these moths with Chun Xing Wong.

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Comments (3)
ChunXingWong
Another 2 or 3 more spottings to catch up with me :D
ChunXingWong
"explosion" - that is a perfect adjective to describe them. I think I will have to add that word into my spotting description too :-)
Caleb Steindel
i thnk 15+ favs for this one...it's really great. Reminds me of Chun's SOTD with this beauty. Maybe it'll happen for you too dan ;)

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Arthropods Below The Wind - Sabah
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 1, 2014

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