Noctuid Moth (Epistreme cf. dentatrix) | Project Noah

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Maize farm, with surrounding thick bush.. Warm to hot place. Altitude: about 1000m.

Notes:

This beautiful butterfly-like moth was spotted yesterday on a fig leaf at a height of about 4.00m and at a distance of 5.00m. Due to the mid-day warm wind the leaf was flapping all the time, and the spot I was standing on had no place to keep the tripod. I managed to take some 6-7 shots with my camera hand-held before I started shaking and slipping from the ground beneath my feet!

Species ID Suggestions

Noctuid moth

Episteme cf. dentatrix

NuwanChathuranga

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DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thank you Vi for the comment.

Beautiful!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks pals for making it favourite. Happy to share with you all!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks venus.

awesome photo!

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks Nuwan for the ID. All along I took it for a butterfly, and it was a moth!.

DrNamgyalTSherpa

Thanks Cindy.

CindyBinghamKeiser

Beautiful!

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