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Geometer Moth

Pingasa ruginaria

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

small moth

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted at night in Tawau hills park with Chun Xing Wong.

Species ID Suggestions

Geometer Moth

Pingasa ruginaria

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ChunXingWong
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Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
That's cool that you can see it in the reflection. Thanks again Chun.
ChunXingWong
This one I cannot depend on online resources and book guide since they do not have photographs showing the underwings. I knew this through experience :-) This species is common around Sabah so I photographed them a lot. Although it hides it underwings most of the time, I eventually noticed them. Here is one of my pictures showing a little bit of reflection of it's colorful underwings http://images.plurk.com/3aIQcKgzh3kZtWSny5q8ma.jpg
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the ID Chun. Wow, that is cool, first photo. If it's the first photo online of the underwings, how did you know the ID?
ChunXingWong
Congratulations Dan! So far this is the first photograph on the internet that shows the beautiful colours under the wings of this species.

Spotted for Missions

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Arthropods Below The Wind - Sabah
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Mission WILD
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 2, 2014

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