Pyralid Snout Moth (Sacada sp.)

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Photo by DrNamgyalTSherpa

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

This strange looking moth appears bluish chocolate coloured with long chicken legs ending at small hooks. It flies like any other moth! It starts slowly curving its hind part upwards sometime after resting. Length, forelegs to hind wings: 35mm.

Habitat:

Terrace of urban building surrounded by forests.

Notes:

This strange looking moth was spotted this evening under the terrace light. From the side it appeared as though a small toy is riding a dianosour!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (24)

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks Toshimi, I was quite lucky to get this photo angle.

ToshimiDowaki

Great find! Gorgeous!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks Leanne, RobThacker, Gilma, Mark, Chunxing, Sukanya, Leana and Sisir for the encouraging comments.

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks outsidegirl0 and Dilan for the comments.

Dilan Chathuranga

congratsDrNamgyalT.Sherpa!! Amazing shot !!!

outsidegirl0

congrats!!!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks KarenL for recommending the spotting as MOTM.

SisirBanga

Wow! Love this.

Leana Lahom-Cristobal

Congratulations Dr. Namgya on this awesome spotting and SOTD!

SukanyaDatta

CONGRATULATIONS...this moth is really something...its eye is almost human-ish. So happy to see it has a name now.

ChunXingWong

What a great MOMM this is !

Mark Ridgway

Congratulations sir. (changing 'snouth' to 'snout' :)

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Congratulations on the SOTM of May, DrNamgyalT.Sherpa. Gorgeous Moth!!

KarenL

Congrats Namgya, your crazy looking Indian moth is our Moth of the Month for May! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154093052605603/?type=1&stream_ref=10 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/462058379759079424

RobThacker

Wonderful, thank you

LeanneGardner

What an amazing looking moth. Congrats on your find DrNamgyal!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks Mark for the suggestion. You're right. Going to do the edit.

Mark Ridgway

Sacada sp. (Pyralidae) ??

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Sukanya, appears so, 'cause I scanned lists of some great 'mothers', but couldn't spot similar one. Hopefully Nuwan'll come to the rescue!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks Tiz and Pampa for the comments.