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Tussock moth

Artaxa sp.

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14.6, 121.14

Field Notes

Description:

This little Tussock moth had serious bangs (U.K. = an impressive fringe); length 1.25 cm / 0.5 inches.

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow tussock moth

Euproctis lutea

Reference Link
Adarsha B S
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Comments (6)
AnnvanWijgerden
Thanks so much for the ID suggestion Adarsha! I was just looking at my previous spottings and realised this one is probably the same species as one spotted 2 years ago: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7154333 . But this one was ID'd as Artaxa or Arna sp....?

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PublishedJune 5, 2013

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