Skip to main content

Arctiidae Moth

Creatonotos gangis

Photo by Juan Manuel
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

18.4123, 122.135

Field Notes

Description:

30 mm long, light cream color with strips brown chocolat.
Red body, but in this pic we just can see that color in one leg.

Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Creatonotos
Species: C. gangis
Binomial name
Creatonotos gangis
(Linnaeus, 1763)

Habitat:

tropical forest

Notes:

Synonyms

Phalaena gangis Linnaeus, 1763
Creatonotos continuatus Moore, 1877

Species ID Suggestions

Arctiid moth

Creatonotus gangis

Comments (1)

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Image
Butterflies icon

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon