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Giant Uraniid Moth

Lyssa menoetius

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Giant Uraniid Moth

Lyssa menoetius

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Please, check your ID, thanks!
Found another one from the Philippines, but this one IS actually Lyssa zampa! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/287916154
Uraniidae, Lyssa menoetius. Indeed very similar to Lyssa zampa. However, that one would have a distinct whitish area besides the white stripe and different marking on the hindwing. Besides there is some pattern at the base of the forewing, whisch is missing in yours and Lyssa menoetius. Zampa: http://staff.science.nus.edu.sg/~sivasothi/blog/images/20050624-lyssa_zampa.jpg Menoetius: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonclark2000/4662239275/ http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0807+1385 http://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id204899/ http://www.pbase.com/image/102622450 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyssa_menoetius.jpg Here you find both in one link, left Menoetius, right side a wrongly labeled Menoetius, which is actually Lyssa zampa. In my link above you might find some other ones: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/144676075
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PublishedMay 2, 2014

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