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Pingasa Bark Moth

Pingasa ruginaria

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Description:

This is quite a common moth species that has evolved to camouflage itself on tree barks. It's wings have colors of lichens and tree barks. Medium-sized, wingspan about 3cm.

Habitat:

Trees in Gomantong Caves forest area on the way to Sukau, Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah.

Notes:

>>>Map accuracy : 20m diameter.

Reference Links:

Pingasa ruginaria - Overview, Pingasa ruginaria, ::The Moths of Borneo::

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